PT-2021-18179 · Irfanview · Irfanview

Published 2021-09-28 · Updated 2021-10-05 · CVE-2021-29358

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Irfanview version 4.57

Description: A buffer overflow issue in the FORMATS!ReadPVR W+0xfa function of Irfanview allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted PVR file.

Recommendations: For Irfanview version 4.57, consider avoiding the use of crafted PVR files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the FORMATS!ReadPVR W+0xfa function to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29358

Affected Products

Irfanview

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29358 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29358 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29585 · Telegram Post
• https://github.com/moshekaplan/Research/tree/main/IrfanView · Note