CVE-2012-0276 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the application by tricking a user into opening a malicious TIFF image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0276?
CVE-2012-0276 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Xnview Xnview, published on 17 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xnview Xnview.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-0276 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0276 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Xnview Xnview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gw2-qj9g-82ff.