VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-28835
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in XNView before 2.50, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted GEM bitmap file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in XNView before 2.50, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted GEM bitmap file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- xnview/xnview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=44679Release Notes
- https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#changelogRelease Notes
- https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=44679Release Notes
- https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#changelogRelease Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.