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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView up to 4.30 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-5233. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView up to 4.30 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.

The weakness was published 10/25/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-5233 since 10/25/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57560 (IrfanView < 4.32 Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.91 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71891), Exploit-DB (18257), Tenable (57560), SecurityFocus (BID 51132†) and OSVDB (77957†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4555, VDB-4993 and VDB-75820. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• IrfanView

Version

• 3.90
• 3.91
• 3.92
• 3.95
• 3.97
• 3.98
• 3.99
• 4.00
• 4.10
• 4.20
• 4.23
• 4.25
• 4.27
• 4.28
• 4.30

License

• free

Website

• Product: https://www.irfanview.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 57560
Nessus Name: IrfanView < 4.32 Buffer Overflow
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: IrfanView 3.91

Timelineinfo

12/15/2011 🔍
12/20/2011 +5 days 🔍
01/16/2012 +27 days 🔍
10/25/2012 +283 days 🔍
10/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +880 days 🔍
03/02/2025 +3631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-5233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-5233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62780

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X-Force: 71891
SecurityFocus: 51132
Secunia: 47065 - IrfanView TIFF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 77957

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/02/2025 12:02
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/23/2019 22:30 (6), 03/02/2025 12:02 (18)
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