Description
IrfanView 3.98 (with plugins) allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ANI image file, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- IrfanView 3.98 - '.ANI' Image File Denial of Service EDB-28369 · dos · Aug 9, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19452 vdb-entry
- 1457 third-party-advisory
- 20060809 InfanView 3.98 (with plugins) - Access violation at processing images ANI files mailing-list
- irfanview-ani-image-dos(28360) vdb-entry