CVE-2012-4988 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the xjpegls.dll plugin of XnView versions 1.99 and 1.99.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JLS image file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.99CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.99.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:1.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.