CVE-2017-10766 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in XnView Classic for Windows, version 2.40, which could also lead to other unspecified impacts. This flaw is triggered by processing a specially crafted .rle file, affecting Microsoft Windows systems running the vulnerable XnView software. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high severity. It can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community attention and media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xnview:xnview:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.