CVE-2009-4001
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2009-4001- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2009-4001- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3972 No score
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3972- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mm2-xgvj-2f62 No score
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Integer overflow in XnView before 1.97.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DICOM image with crafted dimensions, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-2mm2-xgvj-2f62- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4001 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Xnview, published March 12, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.61%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-60
securityfocus.com/archive/1/509999/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56802
newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19469
osvdb.org/62829
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4001
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2mm2-xgvj-2f62