CVE-2017-15779 — XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls subsequent Write Address starting at CADImage+0x00000000000034b0."

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HIGH

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls subsequent Write Address starting at CADImage+0x00000000000034b0."

Published Oct 22, 2017

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.22%

Description

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls subsequent Write Address starting at CADImage+0x00000000000034b0."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.22% 0.01222

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01222

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.22% (0.01222)	67.63th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.22% (0.01222)	64.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.36% (0.00364)	56.29th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.08% (0.00077)	34.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.08% (0.00078)	33.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00072)	29.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.52% (0.01525)	73.77th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Nov 21, 2022	1.52% (0.01525)	73.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.24% (0.01238)	66.51th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Jul 19, 2022	1.14% (0.01135)	53.99th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.04% (0.01036)	39.16th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.04% (0.01036)	20.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	9.49% (0.09494)	87.11th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	9.49% (0.09494)	86.96th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	9.49% (0.09494)	94.15th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	9.49% (0.09494)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (1)

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15779
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15779		x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 22, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Oct 21, 2017

Link CVE-2017-15779

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-15779

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-15779