CADImage Plugin on IrfanView DWG File Parser out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in CADImage Plugin on IrfanView. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DWG File Parser. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-7233. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CADImage Plugin on IrfanView (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component DWG File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView CADImage Plugin DWG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of IrfanView CADImage Plugin. 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 DWG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26072.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-7233 since 07/07/2025. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22241). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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