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CVE-2008-1461
Buffer overflow in XnView 1.92.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument on the…
High7.6EPSS 11.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.3% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 28259 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080315 XNview 1.92.1 Long Filename Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3761 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- xnview-filename-bo(41245) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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