IrfanView SVG File Parser heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IrfanView. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SVG File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11509. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IrfanView (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component SVG File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView SVG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 SVG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22185.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-11509 since 11/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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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