Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- XnView 1.93.6 - '.taac' Local Buffer Overflow EDB-5951 · local · Jun 26, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2008-1897 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1896 vdb-entry
- 30789 third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/
- 29851 vdb-entry
- 1020340 vdb-entry
- 20080620 Secunia Research: XnView, NConvert, and GFL SDK Sun TAAC Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 3956 third-party-advisory
- 30416 third-party-advisory
- 5951 exploit