CVE-2012-4988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xjpegls.dll (aka JLS, JPEG-LS, or JPEG lossless) format plugin in XnView 1.99 and 1.99.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JLS image file.

Published: 2014-07-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 34.9% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.99:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.99.1:::::::*

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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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.34944.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85893
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/36
http://secunia.com/advisories/50825
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/xnview-jls-heap.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55787
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79030
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21741/

History

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Subscriptions

Xnview Xnview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-07-09T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:18.336Z

Reserved: 2012-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4988

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-07-09T14:55:03.327

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2012-4988

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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