Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.99/4.00 Palette File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.99/4.00 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Palette File Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4343. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.99/4.00 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Palette File 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 and 4.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette (.pal) file.

The bug was discovered 10/15/2007. The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2007 by Stefan Cornelius with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4343 since 08/14/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115651 (IrfanView .PAL Importing Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at irfanview.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37222), SecurityFocus (BID 26089†), OSVDB (40160†), Secunia (SA26619†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16696†). The entries VDB-9364, VDB-11518, VDB-12219 and VDB-48660 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: irfanview.com

Timelineinfo

08/14/2007 🔍
10/15/2007 +62 days 🔍
10/16/2007 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Cornelius
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3392
X-Force: 37222 - IrfanView palette file buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26089 - IrfanView .PAL Importing Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26619
OSVDB: 40160 - IrfanView Crafted Palette File Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 16696 - IrfanView 3.99-4.00 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via .pal File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3528

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2007 10:34
Updated: 06/07/2025 18:57
Changes: 10/19/2007 10:34 (82), 07/29/2019 14:03 (1), 06/07/2025 18:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:75E:103

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