CVE-2017-9906

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XnView Classic for Windows version 2.40

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .fpx file. It is related to the use of data from a faulting address in a subsequent function call, specifically starting at Xfpx!gffGetFormatInfo+0x0000000000028508.

Recommendations For XnView Classic for Windows version 2.40, consider avoiding the use of .fpx files until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of .fpx files in XnView Classic for Windows to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.