IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit DLL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-15791. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView version 4.50 (64bit) allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .dll file that is mishandled during an attempt to render the DLL icon, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll!LdrpResCompareResourceNames+0x00000000000000de."

The bug was discovered 10/22/2017. The weakness was shared 10/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15791 since 10/22/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

The entries VDB-108393, VDB-108392, VDB-108391 and VDB-108390 are related to this item. 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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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-15791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108389
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 10:20
Updated: 01/19/2021 13:40
Changes: 10/23/2017 10:20 (43), 11/29/2019 08:26 (1), 01/19/2021 13:40 (8)
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