XnView 1.99.1 - '.JLS' File Decompression Heap Overflow

SUMMARY

XnView Formats PlugIn is prone to an overflow condition. The JLS Plugin (xjpegls.dll) library fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted JLS compressed image file, a context-dependent attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code.

POC file posted at: http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/vuln.jls
                    https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/21741.jls

CVE number: CVE-2012-4988
Impact: High
Vendor homepage: http://www.xnview.com/
Vendor notified: 29/06/2012
Vendor response: Fix was promised for 1.99.1 but no fix was released
Found by: Joseph Sheridan, Director of Reaction Information Security
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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

XnView 1.99 and 1.99.1, 'All Plugins 1.90' and Xjpegls.dll (version 1.96.0.0) previous versions may also be affected.

DETAILS

XnView Formats PlugIn is prone to an overflow condition. The JLS Plugin (xjpegls.dll) library fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted JLS compressed image file, a context-dependent attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code.

IMPACT

If a user could be enticed to open a malicious JLS file, the attack could result in remote code execution.

SOLUTION

No solution at the time of writing. Never open files from untrusted sources.

DISTRIBUTION

In addition to posting on the website, a text version of this notice has been posted to the following e-mail and Usenet news recipients.

bugtraq () securityfocus com
full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
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