IrfanView 4.23 screen code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IrfanView 4.23. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component screen. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2118. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.23 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in IrfanView 4.23, when the resampling or screen fitting option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF 1 BPP image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was published 06/18/2009 by Tielei Wang (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2118 since 06/18/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 35423†), OSVDB (55150†) and Secunia (SA35359†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3392, VDB-9364, VDB-11518 and VDB-12219. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• IrfanView

Version

• 4.23

License

• free

Website

• Product: https://www.irfanview.com/

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 900377
OpenVAS Name: IrfanView Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tielei Wang
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48660

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SecurityFocus: 35423 - IrfanView 'TIFF' File Handling Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35359 - IrfanView 1BPP Image Resampling Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55150 - IrfanView 1BPP Image Resampling TIFF File Handling Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/11/2018 09:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 11/11/2018 09:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:98F:103

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