CVE-2024-6812

Aug. 23, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
irfanview
  • irfanview
  • wsq
  • 4.67
  • 2024.02.16

Description

IrfanView WSQ File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 WSQ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write 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-23273.

Weaknesses

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 787

Date

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 23, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a irfanview irfanview 4.67 / / / / / x32 /
a irfanview wsq 2024.02.16 / / / / irfanview x64 /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References