A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component BabaCAD4Image Plugin. The manipulation as part of a dwg File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView 4.50 - 64bit with BabaCAD4Image plugin version 1.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at BabaCAD4Image!ShowPlugInOptions+0x000000000001ecaa."

The bug was discovered 10/21/2017. The weakness was shared 10/22/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15761 since 10/21/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 108363, 108362, 108361 and 108360 are related to this item.

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• Image Processing Software

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• IrfanView

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• 4.50

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• free

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