CVE-2018-15174 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted ICO file in XnView, potentially leading to application crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15174?
CVE-2018-15174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Xnview Xnview, published on 8 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
XnView 2.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Read Access Violation at the Instruction Pointer and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ICO file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xnview Xnview.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15174 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-2018-15174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xnview Xnview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x78-mq69-cjvr.