XnView slideshow buffer overflow
| xnview-slideshow-bo (41542) |  High Risk |
Description:
XnView is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by slideshow files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted slideshow file containing an overly long Fontname parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- XnView, XnView 1.92
- XnView, XnView 1.92.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of XnView (1.93.4 or later), available from the XnView Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Secunia Research 31/03/2008, XnView Slideshow "FontName" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-6/advisory/.
- XnView Web site, Download at http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/endownload.html.
- BID-28579: XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0069: Stack-based buffer overflow in XnView 1.92 and 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FontName parameter in a slideshow (.sld) file, a different vector than CVE-2008-1461.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1044: XnView Slideshow FontName Parameter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SA29620: XnView Slideshow "FontName" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 31, 2008
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