CVE-2017-10738

Published: Jul 5, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .rle file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x000000002f32332f called from KERNELBASE!CompareStringW+0x0000000000000082."

Affected (1)

Products: Xnview: Xnview

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xnview Xnview	Version 2.40

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (2)

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-10738

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-10738

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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