CVE-2008-0069 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-04-02

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 12.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pierreegougelet:xnview::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pierreegougelet:xnview::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29620
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-6/advisory/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28579
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1044/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41542
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5346

History

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Subscriptions

Pierreegougelet Xnview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2008-04-02T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:24.047Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0069

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-02T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0069

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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