IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit TOOLS Plugin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TOOLS Plugin. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9920. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component TOOLS 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 TOOLS Plugin 4.50 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll_77df0000!LdrpResSearchResourceInsideDirectory+0x000000000000029e."

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9920 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

The entries VDB-103210, VDB-103209, VDB-103208 and VDB-103206 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103207
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2017 11:24
Updated: 10/23/2019 11:39
Changes: 07/06/2017 11:24 (57), 10/23/2019 11:39 (1)
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