CVE-2006-4374

IrfanView 3.98 - Denial of Service via Crafted ANI Image File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-4374. PoCs published by sehato.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .ani file that triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView 3.98.0. The crafted file contains a specific byte sequence that causes the application to crash when processed.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by sehato · doswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28369

This exploit generates a malformed .ani file that triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView 3.98.0. The crafted file contains a specific byte sequence that causes the application to crash when processed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IrfanView 3.98.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver a malicious .ani file to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19452
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1457
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442876/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28360

Scores

EPSS 0.0258
EPSS Percentile 83.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
irfanview/irfanview 3.98
Published Aug 26, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026