Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-2577 is a legacy XnView image-viewer flaw. Versions before 2.04 can be crashed or potentially hijacked when opening a malicious PCT image file, allowing arbitrary code execution. Business risk depends on whether old XnView installs remain on workstations that handle untrusted image files. Exposure is most likely on endpoints, analyst workstations, or legacy media-processing systems with XnView versions earlier than 2.04 installed and associated with PCT files or used for untrusted images. Prioritize remediation where XnView remains deployed on systems that open externally supplied images. The vulnerability enables code execution, but available evidence is old and does not show confirmed active exploitation in the supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Upgrade XnView to version 2.04 or later where still required.; Remove unsupported or unnecessary XnView installations from managed endpoints.; Restrict opening PCT files from email, web downloads, and external media..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- xnview-pctfile-bo(85919)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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