IrfanView 4.66 on 32-bit formats.dll buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.66 on 32-bit. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library formats.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-31007. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IrfanView 4.66 on 32-bit and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library formats.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in IrfanView 32bit v.4.66 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. Affected component is IrfanView 32bit 4.66 with plugin formats.dll.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-31007 since 03/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/21/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/27/2024 🔍
10/21/2024 +207 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-31007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281308

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2024 21:43
Updated: 03/03/2025 11:11
Changes: 10/21/2024 21:43 (54), 03/03/2025 11:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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