HIGH
Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the command line
Published Mar 24, 2008
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.29%
Description
Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the command line. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common handler configurations in which this argument is controlled by an attacker.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.29% 0.11292
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11292
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 11.29% (0.11292) | 95.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.29% (0.11292) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04365) | 88.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 15.85% (0.15851) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 12.66% (0.12663) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 14.34% (0.14341) | 94.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.14% (0.11136) | 94.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.44% (0.07437) | 92.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.44% (0.07437) | 91.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.44% (0.07437) | 80.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3761 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit
- http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489658/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28259 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41245 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3761 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit | |
| http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489658/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28259 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1461
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a