CVE-2019-17257 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability in IrfanView allows attackers to corrupt the exception handler chain, potentially leading to code execution or application crashes.

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-2019-17257?

CVE-2019-17257 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 8 Oct 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

IrfanView 4.53 allows a Exception Handler Chain to be Corrupted starting at EXR!ReadEXR+0x000000000002af80.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Irfanview Irfanview.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17257 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-2019-17257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Irfanview Irfanview vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w364-3j6v-cp76.

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