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CVE-2008-1461

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-03-24 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• XnView: 1.92.1

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3761
• http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489658/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28259
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41245
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3761
• http://www.click-internet.fr/index.php?cki=News&news=9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489658/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28259
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41245

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