What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-52173?

CVE-2023-52173 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Xnview Classic CVE-2023-52173

CRITICAL

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2023-12-29 cve@mitre.org

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Microsoft Xnview Classic

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 29, 2023 - 04:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

XnView Classic before 2.51.3 on Windows has a Write Access Violation at xnview.exe+0x3ADBD0.

AnalysisAI

XnView Classic before 2.51.3 on Windows has a Write Access Violation at xnview.exe+0x3ADBD0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. XnView Classic before 2.51.3 on Windows has a Write Access Violation at xnview.exe+0x3ADBD0. Affected products include: Xnview Xnview Classic. Version information: before 2.51.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).