CVE-2018-11704 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability in FastStone Image Viewer allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a malformed JPEG 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-2018-11704?

CVE-2018-11704 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2018. 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 User Mode Write AV at 0x00402d7d, triggered when the user opens a malformed JPEG 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-2018-11704?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Faststone Image Viewer.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11704 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-2018-11704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-52gj-69xc-pg77.

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