Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView - CVE-2019-17245

 

Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView - CVE-2019-17245

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35176
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17245
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Irfan Skiljan
Affected software:
IrfanView

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

IrfanView 4.53 allows a User Mode Write AV starting at WSQ!ReadWSQ+0x0000000000004359.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-17245

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources