CVE-2011-1338 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in XnView before 1.98.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse .exe file in a folder selected by the "Open containing folder" menu item.

Published: 2011-07-11

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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:xnview:xnview::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.74:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.80:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.80.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.80.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.80.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.82:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-1346	Untrusted search path vulnerability in XnView before 1.98.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse .exe file in a folder selected by the "Open containing folder" menu item.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17844633/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000050
http://secunia.com/advisories/45127
http://www.osvdb.org/73619
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48562
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68369

History

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Subscriptions

Xnview Xnview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2011-07-11T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:34.241Z

Reserved: 2011-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1338

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-07-11T20:55:00.990

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1338

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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