IrfanView 4.60 PDF File PDF.dll input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IrfanView 4.60. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library PDF.dll of the component PDF File Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-24304. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.60 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library PDF.dll of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.

The weakness was presented 03/29/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at sit.fraunhofer.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24304 since 01/23/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.61 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-28360). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IrfanView 4.61

Timelineinfo

01/23/2023 🔍
03/29/2023 +64 days 🔍
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05/06/2026 +1134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: sit.fraunhofer.de
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-24304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224323
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 07:18
Updated: 05/06/2026 17:18
Changes: 03/29/2023 07:18 (38), 02/19/2025 01:33 (26), 10/21/2025 05:48 (1), 05/06/2026 17:15 (1), 05/06/2026 17:16 (1), 05/06/2026 17:18 (5)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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