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TI-2008-01398 Aliases CVE-2008-1461GHSA-79xw-qr84-hjp2

Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the command line. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common handler configurations in which this argument is controlled by an attacker.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11292 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.92.1VulnerableXnView
  • cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.92.1 Vulnerable ·XnView

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1461
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79xw-qr84-hjp2

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2013-02281 Buffer overflow in XnView before 2.04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCT file. CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-01850 Heap-based buffer overflow in XnView 1.97.4 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-04214 Heap-based buffer overflow in the xjpegls.dll (aka JLS, JPEG-LS, or JPEG lossless) format… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03793 Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-03443 Out-of-bounds write in XnView CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-03440 Integer overflow in xnview.exe in XnView 2.13 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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