Description: Marsu has discovered a vulnerability in the FlashPix plug-in for IrfanView, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the FlashPix plug-in (fpx.dll) when processing FlashPix (*.fpx) files. This can be exploited to cause a heap corruption by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted FlashPix file.
Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.9.8.0 of fpx.dll. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Do not open untrusted FlashPix (*.fpx) files.
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