Description
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mkv file that is mishandled during the opening of a directory in "Browser" mode, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" in XnView.exe.
Published: 2017-07-05
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17338 XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mkv file that is mishandled during the opening of a directory in "Browser" mode, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" in XnView.exe.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.690Z

Reserved: 2017-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8381

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-05T20:29:02.920

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:17.213

Link: CVE-2017-8381

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Weaknesses