Buffer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2017-10735
Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38786
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-2017-10735
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Irfan Skiljan
Affected software:
IrfanView
IrfanView
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll_77df0000!RtlpFreeHeap+0x00000000000003ca."
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10735
Install update from vendor's website.