CVE-2006-4374 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can crash IrfanView by tricking users into opening a malicious ANI image file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4374?
CVE-2006-4374 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 26 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IrfanView 3.98 (with plugins) allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ANI image file, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irfanview Irfanview.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4374 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4374 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcqh-9949-4mrx.