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XnView Slideshow "FontName" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA29620
Release Date: 2008-03-31
Popularity: 5,557 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:XnView 1.x

Binary Analysis: BA436 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in XnView, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing the "FontName" parameter of slideshow files (*.sld). This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted slideshow file with an overly long "FontName" parameter.

Successful exploitation allows the execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.92 and 1.92.1. Other versions may also be affected.

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