# CVE-2021-26236: FastStone Image Viewer v.\<= 7.5 is affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow at 0x005BDF49, affecting the CUR file parsing functionality (BI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://voidsec.com/fuzzing-faststone-image-viewer-cve-2021-26236
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49660
- https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-26236-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-stack-based-buffer-overflow/

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