CVE-2008-2427 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 16.06% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| pagesperso-orange | gfl sdk |
| pagesperso-orange | nconvert |
| pagesperso-orange | xnview |
| redhat | linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XnView 1.93.6 - '.taac' Local Buffer Overflow | 2008-06-26 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30789
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30789
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951
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