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IrfanView Palette File Importing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26619
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Release Date:
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2007-10-16
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Popularity:
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11,191 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | IrfanView 3.x
IrfanView 4.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA259 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4343
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in IrfanView, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when importing palette (*.pal) files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into importing a specially crafted palette (*.pal) file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 4.00. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 4.10.
http://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm
Provided and/or discovered by:
Stefan Cornelius, Secunia Research.
Original Advisory:
Secunia:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-71/
IrfanView:
http://www.irfanview.com/main_history.htm
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