Denial of Service Vulnerability in IrfanView PDF Plugin by Irfan Skiljan
CVE-2017-15239

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Irfanview
Status
PDF
Irfanview
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 October 2017

What is CVE-2017-15239?

A vulnerability in the IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit version with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to trigger a denial of service. This can be accomplished by exploiting a crafted .pdf file, leading to potential disruptions. The issue has been linked to improper handling of data, where data from a faulting address might be unexpectedly used as a return value in the PDF processing module.

References

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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