CVE-2017-8785 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A malformed JPEG 2000 file can cause an access violation in FastStone Image Viewer, leading to 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-2017-8785?

CVE-2017-8785 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2017. 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

FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value" issue. This issue can be triggered by a malformed JPEG 2000 file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8785?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Faststone Image Viewer.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8785 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-2017-8785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-622v-p4vm-qvmm.

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