CVE-2012-4988

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xjpegls.dll (aka JLS, JPEG-LS, or JPEG lossless) format plugin in XnView 1.99 and 1.99.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JLS image file.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21741/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79030

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55787

http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/xnview-jls-heap.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/50825

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/36

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85893

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-07-09

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