Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900754
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	XnView DICOM Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	XnView is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: XnView is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an integer overflow when processing DICOM images with certain dimensions. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted DICOM image file. Vulnerability Impact: Attackers can exploit this issue to cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. Affected Software/OS: XnView versions prior to 1.97.2 on linux Solution: Update to XnView version 1.97.2 CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4001 BugTraq ID: 38629 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38629 Bugtraq: 20100310 Secunia Research: XnView DICOM Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509999/100/0/threaded http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-60/ http://www.osvdb.org/62829 XForce ISS Database: xnview-dicom-bo(56802) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56802
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