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CVE-2012-0282

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 7.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2012-0282
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
7.45%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in XnView before 1.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageLeftPosition value in an ImageDescriptor structure in a GIF image.