IrfanView WB1 File Parser stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in IrfanView. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WB1 File Parser. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-11510. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IrfanView (version now known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WB1 File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IrfanView WBZ plugin WB1 File Parsing Stack-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 WB1 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22718.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11510 since 11/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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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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