IrfanView DXF File Parser type confusion

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IrfanView. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DXF File Parser. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-11507. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in IrfanView (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component DXF File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView DXF File Parsing Type Confusion 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 DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22177.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11507 since 11/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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