Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.0.7 Image Header memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.0.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Image Header Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-1112. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.0.7 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Image Header 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:

Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the "8BPS" image type in a Photo Shop image header.

The weakness was presented 11/09/1999 by Shadow (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1112. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3549), Exploit-DB (19610) and SecurityFocus (BID 781†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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06/22/2014 +5339 days 🔍
01/25/2025 +3870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Shadow
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14963
X-Force: 3549 - Irfan View32 buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 781 - IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:44
Updated: 01/25/2025 18:12
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:44 (52), 05/21/2018 10:16 (7), 01/25/2025 18:12 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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