CVE-2017-15789

Published: Oct 22, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 a "User Mode Write AV starting at CADImage+0x00000000000048e7."

Affected (1)

Products: Xnview: Xnview

Xnview

1 product

Xnview

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xnview Xnview	Version 2.43

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

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-2017-15789

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15789

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

Third Party Advisory

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