CVE-2007-1948 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted BMP images in IrfanView, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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-2007-1948?
CVE-2007-1948 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 11 Apr 2007. 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
Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) xoffset or (2) yoffset RLE command, or (3) large non-RLE encoded blocks in a crafted BMP image, as demonstrated by rle8of3.bmp and rle8of4.bmp.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irfanview Irfanview.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1948 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-2007-1948 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1948 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qgr-2mmr-fr63.