IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit FPX Plugin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component FPX Plugin. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9886. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component FPX Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with FPX Plugin 4.46 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .fpx file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll_77df0000!RtlpLowFragHeapFree+0x000000000000001f."

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was presented 07/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at irfanview.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9886 since 06/25/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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

See VDB-3947, VDB-5486, VDB-100735 and VDB-103063 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: irfanview.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-9886 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103173
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Created: 07/06/2017 11:11
Updated: 10/23/2019 08:17
Changes: 07/06/2017 11:11 (58), 10/23/2019 08:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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