HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-11701
HIGH

CVE-2018-11701

CWE-119Published: June 20, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a User Mode Write AV at 0x005cb509, triggered when the user opens a malformed JPEG file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-11701 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

faststone1 product(s)
image viewer
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/MostafaSoliman/Security-Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2018-11701
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/MostafaSoliman/Security-Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2018-11701

All References (2)

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https://github.com/MostafaSoliman/Security-Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2018-11701Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/MostafaSoliman/Security-Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2018-11701Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-11701
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 20, 2018

Related CVEs (CWE-119)

CVE-2012-5960
10.0
CVE-2015-3088
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CVE-2001-0803
10.0
CVE-2002-2251
10.0
CVE-2015-5132
10.0
CVE-2015-3134
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-11701 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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