CVE-2017-8381 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mkv file that is mishandled during the opening of a directory in "Browser" mode, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" in XnView.exe.

Published: 2017-07-05

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17338	XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mkv file that is mishandled during the opening of a directory in "Browser" mode, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" in XnView.exe.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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 0.01596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8381

History

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Subscriptions

Xnview Xnview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-05T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.690Z

Reserved: 2017-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8381

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-05T20:29:02.920

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:17.213

Link: CVE-2017-8381

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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