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A vulnerability was found in XnView 1.98.8 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in XnView before 1.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageLeftPosition value in an ImageDescriptor structure in a GIF image.
The weakness was published 07/17/2012 by Francis Provencher (Website). The advisory is shared at protekresearchlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0282 since 12/30/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed by Francis Provencher and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59606 (XnView < 1.99.0 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
Upgrading to version 1.98.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76508), Tenable (59606) and Exploit-DB (19335). Similar entries are available at 61324 and 61323.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Francis Provencher
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Nessus ID: 59606
Nessus Name: XnView < 1.99.0 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802444
OpenVAS Name: XnView Multiple Image Decompression Heap Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Upgrade: XnView 1.98.8
Timeline
12/30/2011 🔍06/21/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: protekresearchlab.comResearcher: Francis Provencher
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0282 (🔍)
X-Force: 76508
Vulnerability Center: 35692 - XnView Before 1.99 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted ImageLeftPosition Value, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54125 - XnView Multiple Image Decompression Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48666 - XnView Multiple Image Decompression Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 83086
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/06/2021 11:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/14/2017 15:17 (20), 12/06/2021 11:42 (3)
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