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A vulnerability has been found in Pagesperso-orange XnView 1.70/1.93.6 (Image Processing Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Stack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file.
The weakness was published 06/24/2008 by Stefan Cornelius with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2427 since 05/27/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/01/2021).
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6280.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (43231).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Stefan Cornelius
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-2427 (🔍)
X-Force: 43231
SecurityTracker: 1020340 - XnView Stack Overflow in Processing Sun TAAC Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36713 - XnView, NConvert and GFL SDK Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29851 - Multiple XnView Products TAAC File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30416
Vupen: ADV-2008-1896
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/01/2021 09:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 04/19/2017 09:54 (20), 08/01/2021 09:56 (2)
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