xv Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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“Critical: Moderately critical Impact: System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Unpatched infamous41md has reported multiple vulnerabilities in xv, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors within the processing of images and can be exploited to cause buffer overflows by tricking users into viewing specially crafted images.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on a user’s system.
The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 3.10a. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Use another product.”
