IrfanView PSP File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IrfanView. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PSP File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-6817. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in IrfanView (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component PSP File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView PSP File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IrfanView. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PSP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-23216.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6817 since 07/16/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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• Image Processing Software

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• IrfanView

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• free

Website

• Product: https://www.irfanview.com/

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