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XnSoft XnView: CVE-2017-15801: Denial of service via a crafted .dll file that is mishandled during an attempt to render the DLL icon

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XnSoft XnView: CVE-2017-15801: Denial of service via a crafted .dll file that is mishandled during an attempt to render the DLL icon

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/22/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/03/2017
Modified
05/09/2019

Description

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .dll file that is mishandled during an attempt to render the DLL icon, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll_77310000!LdrpResSearchResourceInsideDirectory+0x000000000000029e."

Solution(s)

  • misc-no-solution-exists

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