VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-4001
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.61% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- xnview/xnview
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19469Patch
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-60/
- http://www.osvdb.org/62829
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38629
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56802
- http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19469Patch
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-60/
- http://www.osvdb.org/62829
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38629
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56802
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.