9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2427
NConvert, GFL SDK, and XnView Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2008, 7:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2427 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pagesperso-orange gfl_sdk
2 Pagesperso-orange nconvert
3 Pagesperso-orange xnview
1 Freebsd freebsd
1 Redhat linux
1 Microsoft windows_nt

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2427 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2427 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30416
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30789
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5951 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

30.05 }} 13.44%

score

0.96925

percentile

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