HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file
Published Jun 24, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.06%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2.82
- 4.92
Configuration 2
AND
Running on/with
- n/a
- 1.93.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
16.06% 0.16059
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16059
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.06% (0.16059) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.06% (0.16059) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 28.08% (0.28079) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 31.00% (0.30999) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 29.12% (0.29115) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 36.67% (0.36672) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 29.12% (0.29115) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 34.05% (0.34049) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 36.67% (0.36672) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 34.05% (0.34049) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 36.67% (0.36672) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.45% (0.32447) | 95.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.76% (0.35762) | 96.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 30.05% (0.30053) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 16.62% (0.16618) | 96.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 16.13% (0.16133) | 95.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.56% (0.15562) | 94.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 97.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 96.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30789 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30416 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30789 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner flexera
Published Jun 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 27, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2427
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a