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CVE-2021-46064:
IrfanView vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
IrfanView 4.59 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-46064) that affects the 32-bit version of the binary. The vulnerability was discovered in the function at address 0x413c70 and is triggered when a user opens a malicious .tiff image (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) that occurs in the 32-bit version of IrfanView 4.59. According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring, it has received a base score of 7.8 HIGH with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The CVSS 2.0 score is 6.8 MEDIUM with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious TIFF image, but does not require privileges for exploitation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade from IrfanView version 4.59 to a newer version that has addressed this vulnerability. The vendor has released updates to address this security issue (IrfanView History).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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