CVE-2005-3178

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to...

5.1 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2) reduce, or (3) rotate operations.

Exploit likelihood

4.05%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Record: CVE-2005-3178
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-3178
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3177 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-3177
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3j8-jppq-c6p4 No score

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to...

Record: GHSA-g3j8-jppq-c6p4
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2005-3178
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3178 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3178
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xli` Debian:12	before 1.17.0-20	1.17.0-20
`xli` Debian:13	before 1.17.0-20	1.17.0-20
`xli` Debian:14	before 1.17.0-20	1.17.0-20
`xloadimage` Debian:12	before 4.1-15	4.1-15
`xloadimage` Debian:13	before 4.1-15	4.1-15
`xloadimage` Debian:14	before 4.1-15	4.1-15
`xloadimage` Debian:3.0	before 4.1-10woody2, plus listed versions 4.1-104.1-10woody1	4.1-10woody2
`xloadimage` Debian:3.1	before 4.1-14.3, plus listed versions 4.1-14.2	4.1-14.3
`xli` Debian:3.0	before 1.17.0-11woody2, plus listed versions 1.17.0-111.17.0-11woody1	1.17.0-11woody2
`xli` Debian:3.1	before 1.17.0-18sarge1, plus listed versions 1.17.0-18	1.17.0-18sarge1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL3	0:4.1-36.RHEL3
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4
`xloadimage-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.1-36.RHEL4	0:4.1-36.RHEL4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-3178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Xli, published October 7, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.05%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in xli 1.17.0-20.

References

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