Integer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2017-2813
Published: June 21, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38826
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-2017-2813
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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.
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG 2000 parser functionality of IrfanView 4.44. A specially crafted jpeg2000 image can cause an integer overflow leading to wrong memory allocation resulting in arbitrary code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered by viewing the image in via the application or by using thumbnailing feature of IrfanView.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2813
Install update from vendor's website.