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CVE-2012-0276 json

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and poss…

published 2012-07-17 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0312

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.3%
EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image or (2) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image with the PhotometricInterpretation encoding set to LogL.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19338)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19338 XnView 1.98.8 - '.tiff' Image Processing Heap Overflow (2) dos, 2012-06-22
  • EDB-19337 XnView 1.98.8 - '.tiff' Image Processing Heap Overflow (1) dos, 2012-06-22

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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