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critical 9.3

CVE-2013-2577 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in XnView before 2.04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCT file.

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-2519

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.8%
EPSS 11.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in XnView before 2.04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCT file.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27049)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27049 XnView 2.03 - '.pct' Buffer Overflow dos, 2013-07-23
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/xnview-buffer-overflow-vulnerability referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0153.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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