IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:781

Info

IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 781
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-1999-1112
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 09 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:56AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on November 9, 1999 by UNYUN <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Irfan Skiljan IrfanView32 3.0.7
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IrfanView32, a freeware image viewer, has a problem in the handling of Adobe Photoshop generated jpegs. If a .jpg file is opened for viewing that contains the Adobe Photoshop marker in the header (8BPS) followed by a long string, the program will crash. It is possible to insert code in the string for execution.

Exploit / POC

IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This exploit will generate a jpg image that when viewed by IrfanView will create a file, exp.com, in the root of C:. This file will then be executed.

Solution / Fix

IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Irfan Skiljan has released version 3.10, available at:
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/iview310.zip

References

IrfanView32 Image File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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