Corel Paint Shop Pro 8.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Corel Paint Shop Pro 8.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Paint. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-4251. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Corel Paint Shop Pro 8.10. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Paint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.10 (aka Corel Paint Shop Pro) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2007-2366.

The weakness was shared 12/04/2009 by fl0 fl0w (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4251 since 12/09/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/22/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional.

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 X-Force (54551), Exploit-DB (10298), SecurityFocus (BID 37204†), OSVDB (60592†) and Secunia (SA37591†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Timelineinfo

12/03/2009 🔍
12/04/2009 +1 days 🔍
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12/09/2009 +4 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1925 days 🔍
10/22/2025 +3871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: fl0 fl0w
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51084
X-Force: 54551 - Corel Paint Shop Pro PNG buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 37204 - Corel Paint Shop Pro PNG File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 37591
OSVDB: 60592 - Paint Shop Pro PNG File Handling Local Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-3418

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 10/22/2025 18:37
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 12/17/2017 10:03 (9), 10/22/2025 18:37 (16)
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