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CVE-2024-11570:
IrfanView vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
IrfanView DXF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-11570) affects IrfanView installations. The vulnerability was discovered on July 24, 2024, and publicly disclosed on November 21, 2024. This security flaw affects IrfanView version 4.67 for both x64 and x86 architectures (NVD, ZDI Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the parsing of DXF files and results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free) (NVD, ZDI Advisory).
Impact
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IrfanView. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process (ZDI Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in IrfanView version 4.70 with plugins version 4.70 (ZDI Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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