CVE-2018-15817 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A crafted image file triggers a read access violation in FastStone Image Viewer, potentially causing a crash or allowing arbitrary code execution.

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-2018-15817?

CVE-2018-15817 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2019. 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 6.5 has a Read Access Violation on Block Data Move starting at image00400000+0x0000000000002d63 via a crafted image file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15817?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Faststone Image Viewer.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15817 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-2018-15817 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ff4p-cqgj-3fcw.

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