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high 7.6

CVE-2008-1461 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the comman…

published 2008-03-24 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1465

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.3%
EPSS 11.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the command line. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common handler configurations in which this argument is controlled by an attacker.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-31405)

Exploit prediction

11.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31405 XnView 1.92.1 - Command-Line Arguments Buffer Overflow remote, 2014-02-05
  • click-internet.fr http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28259 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3761 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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