Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.57 rle File Formats!ReadRAS_W+0x1001 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.57. This affects the function Formats!ReadRAS_W+0x1001 of the component rle File Handler. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-29364. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.57 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Formats!ReadRAS_W+0x1001 of the component rle File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/28/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-29364 since 03/29/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.58 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IrfanView 4.58

Timelineinfo

03/29/2021 🔍
09/28/2021 +183 days 🔍
09/28/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2026 +1681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-29364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183499

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2021 21:09
Updated: 05/06/2026 17:17
Changes: 09/28/2021 21:09 (39), 10/03/2021 14:08 (1), 05/06/2026 17:14 (2), 05/06/2026 17:17 (20)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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