Privilege escalation in IrfanView

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU86731

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6817

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IrfanView: 4.00 - 4.66

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:irfan_skiljan:irfanview:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:irfan_skiljan:irfanview:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:irfan_skiljan:irfanview:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-969/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.