PT-2019-15044
CVE-2019-17257
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Published
2019-10-08
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Updated
2019-10-10
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV: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 4.53
Description
The issue allows an Exception Handler Chain to be corrupted. This corruption starts at a specific memory location, EXR!ReadEXR+0x000000000002af80, indicating a potential problem with the handling of EXR image files.
Recommendations
For IrfanView version 4.53, consider avoiding the use of the EXR image file format until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of EXR files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
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