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

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A vulnerability was found in CADImage Plugin on IrfanView. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DXF File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-7268. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CADImage Plugin on IrfanView (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component DXF File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView CADImage Plugin DXF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 DXF 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26182.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-7268 since 07/07/2025. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22219). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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