Advisory Details

February 3rd, 2025

NI Vision Development Module Vision Assistant JPG File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-25-079
ZDI-CAN-22611

CVE ID CVE-2024-12740
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS NI
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Vision Development Module
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NI Vision Development Module. 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 JPG files in the Vision Assistant module. 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS NI has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/dependency-on-vulnerable-third-party-component-exposes-vulnerabi.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2024-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-02-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-02-03 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT kimiya
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