CVE-2012-4988
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 9.9%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xjpegls.dll (aka JLS, JPEG-LS, or JPEG lossless) format plugin in XnView 1.99 and 1.99.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JLS image file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 9.9% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4912)
- Published
- July 9, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4912 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xnview / xnview
- xnview / xnview
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85893
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/36
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50825
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/xnview-jls-heap.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55787
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21741/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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