What is CVE-2013-3246?

CVE-2013-3246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xnview, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2013-3246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Xnview

CVE-2013-3246

Stack-based buffer overflow in xnview.exe in XnView before 2.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image layer in an XCF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xnview — versions before 2.03

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.fuzzmyapp.com/advisories/FMA-2013-003/FMA-2013-003-EN.xml (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84643 (VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3246?: CVE-2013-3246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xnview, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2013-3246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.