CVE-2018-15176 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted RLE file in XnView.
- 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-2018-15176?
CVE-2018-15176 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 (User Mode Write AV starting at MSVCR120!memcpy+0x0000000000000074 and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted RLE file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15176?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xnview Xnview.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15176 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-2018-15176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xnview Xnview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2w7-fpfp-vmw5.