CVE-2012-0276
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- flexera
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image or (2) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image with the PhotometricInterpretation encoding set to LogL.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 19338 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 19337 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By flexera
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=25858 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48666 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19338 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19337 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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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