IrfanView FlashPix PlugIn Double-Free Vulnerability

vendor:

IrfanView

by:

Francis Provencher

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote code execution

415

CWE

Product Name: IrfanView

Affected Version From: N/A

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: Yes

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

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Platforms Tested: Windows

2011

IrfanView FlashPix PlugIn Double-Free Vulnerability

The vulnerability is caused due to the 'Free_All_Memory()' function not properly setting certain decoder elements to NULL after freeing them, which can be exploited to cause a double-free condition via specially crafted FPX images.

Mitigation:

Update to the latest version of IrfanView

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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Application:  IrfanView FlashPix PlugIn Double-Free Vulnerability

Platforms:   Windows

Exploitation:   Remote code execution

Secunia Number:   SA47322  

{PRL}:   2011-11

Author:   Francis Provencher (Protek Research Lab's)

Website:   http://www.protekresearchlab.com/

Twitter:   @ProtekResearch

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1) Introduction
2) Timeline
3) Technical details
4) PoC


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1) Introduction
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IrfanView is a freeware/shareware image viewer for Microsoft Windows that can view, edit, and convert image files

and play video/audio files. It is noted for its small size, speed, ease of use, and ability to handle a wide variety of graphic

file formats, and has some image creation and painting capabilities. The software was first released in 1996.

IrfanView is free for non-commercial use; commercial use requires paid registration.

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2) Timeline
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2011-12-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-12-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory

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3) Technical details
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The vulnerability is caused due to the "Free_All_Memory()" function not properly setting certain decoder elements to

NULL after freeing them, which can be exploited to cause a double-free condition via specially crafted FPX images.

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4) The Code
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https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/18256.fpx
http://www.protekresearchlab.com/exploits/PRL-2011-11.fpx