XnView up to 1.60 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XnView up to 1.60 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4001. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XnView up to 1.60 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2010 by Stefan Cornelius with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at newsgroup.xnview.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4001 since 11/19/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2026).

Upgrading to version 1.61 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56802), SecurityFocus (BID 38629†), OSVDB (62829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36712†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• XnView

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55
• 1.56
• 1.57
• 1.58
• 1.59
• 1.60

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 900754
OpenVAS Name: XnView DICOM Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: XnView 1.61

Timelineinfo

11/19/2009 🔍
02/26/2010 +99 days 🔍
03/10/2010 +12 days 🔍
03/10/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2010 +4 days 🔍
10/17/2012 +947 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +883 days 🔍
05/02/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: newsgroup.xnview.com
Researcher: Stefan Cornelius
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-4001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52154
X-Force: 56802
SecurityFocus: 38629 - XnView DICOM Image Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 62829 - XnView DICOM File Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 36712 - XnView \x3C1.97.2 Integer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted DICOM Image, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/02/2026 05:24
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (57), 04/19/2017 09:54 (12), 05/02/2026 05:24 (19)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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