IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit FPX Plugin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit. This affects an unknown function of the component FPX Plugin. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9890. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component FPX Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 a "Read Access Violation starting at FPX+0x000000000000153a."

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at irfanview.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9890 since 06/25/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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10/23/2019 +839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: irfanview.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-9890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103177
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2017 11:12
Updated: 10/23/2019 09:06
Changes: 07/06/2017 11:12 (58), 10/23/2019 09:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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