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CVE-2024-6820

IrfanView AWD File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability



Description

IrfanView AWD 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 AWD 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-23232.

Reserved 2024-07-16 | Published 2024-11-22 | Updated 2024-11-25 | Assigner zdi


HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Product status

Default status
unknown

4.66 64bit
affected

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-972/ (ZDI-24-972)

cve.org (CVE-2024-6820)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-6820)

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