Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.33 PIC File Image Width Value Formats.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.33. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library Formats.dll of the component PIC File Image Width Value Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-5022. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 4.33 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality in the library Formats.dll of the component PIC File Image Width Value 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_ojpeg.c in the OJPEG decoder in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file.

The bug was discovered 08/06/2012. The weakness was published 12/12/2012 by Tavis Ormandy (FuzzMyApp) as FMA-2012-022 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at fuzzmyapp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-5022. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by FuzzMyApp. 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 75621 (openSUSE Security Update : libtiff-devel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0405-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165190 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:008)).

Upgrading to version 4.35 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66774), Exploit-DB (22681), Tenable (75621), SecurityFocus (BID 47338†) and OSVDB (88424†). irfanview.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-4208, VDB-7198, VDB-7203 and VDB-47919. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: FuzzMyApp
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Nessus ID: 75621
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libtiff-devel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0405-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 69963
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2256-1 (tiff)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IrfanView 4.35

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04/12/2011 🔍
04/12/2011 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2011 +14 days 🔍
05/03/2011 +7 days 🔍
08/06/2012 +461 days 🔍
08/07/2012 +1 days 🔍
11/07/2012 +92 days 🔍
12/12/2012 +35 days 🔍
12/23/2012 +11 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +537 days 🔍
09/29/2025 +4126 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FMA-2012-022
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (FuzzMyApp)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-5022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-5022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7205

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X-Force: 66774
SecurityFocus: 47338 - LibTIFF Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49856 - IrfanView Images Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88424
Vulnerability Center: 31195 - LibTIFF before 3.9.5 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Image File, Medium

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

Created: 12/23/2012 19:10
Updated: 09/29/2025 09:23
Changes: 12/23/2012 19:10 (82), 03/21/2017 16:41 (10), 04/20/2021 12:53 (3), 09/29/2025 09:23 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:E73:103

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