Advisory Details

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 SHP 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.

Fixed in the new Formats plugin
https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm#PlugIns%20updated%20after%20the%20version%204.67:

• 2024-05-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
• 2024-06-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
• 2024-08-15 - Advisory Updated