IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit PDF Plugin PDF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit. This affects an unknown function of the component PDF Plugin. Such manipulation as part of PDF File leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15251. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IrfanView 4.44 on 32-bit (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component PDF Plugin. The manipulation as part of a PDF 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. CVE summarizes:

IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x00000000000e7326."

The bug was discovered 10/12/2017. The weakness was released 10/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15251 since 10/11/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-107790, VDB-107789, VDB-107788 and VDB-107787. 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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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-15251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107786
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2017 10:34
Updated: 11/24/2019 10:22
Changes: 10/12/2017 10:34 (58), 11/24/2019 10:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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