CVE-2008-2427

high

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5951

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1897

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1896

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29851

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493505/100/0/threaded

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020340

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3956

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/advisory/

http://secunia.com/advisories/30789

http://secunia.com/advisories/30416

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H