IrfanView 4.10 fpx.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IrfanView 4.10. This affects an unknown part in the library fpx.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0493. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IrfanView 4.10 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function in the library fpx.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

fpx.dll 3.9.8.0 in the FlashPix plugin for IrfanView 4.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (.FPX) file, which triggers heap corruption. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2008. The weakness was shared 01/30/2008 with Marsu (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0493 since 01/30/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115698 (IrfanView FPX File Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40012), Exploit-DB (4998), SecurityFocus (BID 27479†), OSVDB (40770†) and Secunia (SA28688†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Marsu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40754
X-Force: 40012
SecurityFocus: 27479 - IrfanView FPX File Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 28688
OSVDB: 40770 - IrfanView - FPX File Remote Memory Corruption Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17502 - IrfanView FlashPix Plugin Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0318

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 06/01/2025 03:54 PM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (64), 08/04/2019 12:47 PM (7), 10/15/2024 05:12 AM (18), 06/01/2025 03:54 PM (4)
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