CVE-2017-9899 describes a critical vulnerability in XnView Classic for Windows, specifically version 2.40. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .fpx file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.