[SA23658] Resco Photo Viewer PNG Handling Unspecified Vulnerability

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TITLE:
Resco Photo Viewer PNG Handling Unspecified Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23658

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23658/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Resco Photo Viewer for PocketPC 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/13171/
Resco Photo Viewer for PocketPC 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/13172/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Resco Photo Viewer, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is due to an unspecified error in the handling of
PNG files and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a
specially crafted PNG file.

Successful exploitation requires that the user is e.g. tricked into
viewing a malicious PNG file.

The vulnerability is reported in version 4.11 and 6.01. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open images from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Trend Micro

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/secadvisories/default6.asp?VName=Vulnerability+in+Resco+Photo+Viewer+6%2E01+Enabling+Code+Injection+and+Arbitrary+Code+Execution

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