Multiple vulnerabilities in IrfanView

Published: 2019-07-04 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-13242 CVE-2019-13243
CWE-ID	CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IrfanView Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Vendor	Irfan Skiljan

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU35754

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [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-2019-13242

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

IrfanView 4.52 has a User Mode Write AV starting at image00400000+0x0000000000013a98.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IrfanView: 4.52

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:irfan_skiljan:irfanview:4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/apriorit/pentesting/blob/master/bugs/irfanview/0x0000000000013a98.md

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU35755