CVE-2017-15785
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation near NULL starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from CADImage+0x0000000000286a79."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation near NULL starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from CADImage+0x0000000000286a79."
- Record
CVE-2017-15785- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation near NULL starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from CADImage+0x0000000000286a79."
- Record
CVE-2017-15785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7208 No score
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation near NULL starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from CADImage+0x0000000000286a79."
- Record
EUVD-2017-7208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fg6-v49c-hw4m
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "Data Execution Prevention Violation near NULL starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from CADImage+0x0000000000286a79."
- Record
GHSA-8fg6-v49c-hw4m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2017-15785 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Xnview, published October 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.