CVE-2024-12740

Code execution via unchecked JPG parsing

Published Jan 27, 2025 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Memory corruption in National Instruments vision software allows remote attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted JPG file. Vision Assistant writes past an allocated structure while parsing unvalidated JPG data, while Vision Builder copies an unchecked JPG length into a stack buffer. Exploitation requires delivery of a malicious page or file and user interaction; code runs in the affected application's process.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in National Instruments vision software allows remote attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted JPG file. Vision Assistant writes past an allocated structure while parsing unvalidated JPG data, while Vision Builder copies an unchecked JPG length into a stack buffer. Exploitation requires delivery of a malicious page or file and user interaction; code runs in the affected application's process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12740
Published
Jan 27, 2025
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
National Instruments
Product
Vision Acquisition Software
Classifications
CWE-1395, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=23.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

National Instruments · Vision Acquisition Softwareversion=0 <=23.1
National Instruments · Vision Development Moduleversion=0 <=24.1
National Instruments · NI-IMAQdxversion=0 <=23.1
National Instruments · FRC Game Toolsversion=0 <=25.0
National Instruments · Vision Builder for Automated Inspectionversion=0 <=23.*
National Instruments · Data Record ADversion=0 <=2.0
National Instruments · FlexRIOversion=0 <25.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8National InstrumentsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0National InstrumentsCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1395Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
T1204.002Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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