CVE-2012-0276

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image or (2) SGI32LogLum compressed TIFF image with the PhotometricInterpretation encoding set to LogL.

Exploit likelihood

8.32%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2012-0276
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-0276
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0312 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-0312
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gw2-qj9g-82ff No score

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in XnView before 1.99 allow remote attackers to cause a...

Record: GHSA-8gw2-qj9g-82ff
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

xnview

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	XnView 1.98.8 - '.tiff' Image Processing Heap Overflow (1)	2012-06-22
Exploit-DB	XnView 1.98.8 - '.tiff' Image Processing Heap Overflow (2)	2012-06-22

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2012-0276 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Xnview, published July 17, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.32%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.