CVE-2017-8381

HIGH 7.8CVE-2017-8381 · Published 05/07/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-8381 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting xnview (xnview).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
xnview xnview	`= 2.40`	No fix yet

Description

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mkv file that is mishandled during the opening of a directory in "Browser" mode, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" in XnView.exe.

References

wlinzi/security_advisories · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

xnview

= 2.40

No fix yet

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