Buffer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2019-17243

 

Buffer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2019-17243

Published: October 8, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35174
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17243
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Irfan Skiljan
Affected software:
IrfanView

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

IrfanView 4.53 allows Data from a Faulting Address to control Code Flow starting at JPEG_LS+0x0000000000003155.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-17243

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources