IrfanView Formats PlugIn 'NCSEcw.dll' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
15 Jun. 2012
Summary
The Formats PlugIn for IrfanView is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer.
Successful exploits allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable application. Failed exploit attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions.
Vendor Status:
Vendor had issued an update for this vulnerability.
