7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-26236
FastStone Image Viewer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

FastStone Image Viewer v.<= 7.5 is affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow at 0x005BDF49, affecting the CUR file parsing functionality (BITMAPINFOHEADER Structure, 'BitCount' file format field), that will end up corrupting the Structure Exception Handler (SEH). Attackers could exploit this issue to achieve code execution when a user opens or views a malformed/specially crafted CUR file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2021, 1:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-26236 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-26236 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Faststone image_viewer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-26236.

URL Resource
https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-26236-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-stack-based-buffer-overflow/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://voidsec.com/fuzzing-faststone-image-viewer-cve-2021-26236 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49660 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-26236 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-26236-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-stack-based-buffer-overflow/ No Types Assigned https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-26236-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-stack-based-buffer-overflow/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://voidsec.com/fuzzing-faststone-image-viewer-cve-2021-26236 No Types Assigned https://voidsec.com/fuzzing-faststone-image-viewer-cve-2021-26236 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49660 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49660 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:faststone:image_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-26236-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-stack-based-buffer-overflow/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} 0.02%

score

0.76716

percentile

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