Denial of Service Vulnerability in IrfanView with FPX Plugin
CVE-2017-9886

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Irfanview
Status
Irfanview
Fpx
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-9886?

A vulnerability exists in IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when using the FPX Plugin 4.46 that allows attackers to exploit crafted .fpx files. This exploitation can lead to a denial of service, causing the application to become unresponsive or crash. The root cause of this vulnerability is associated with improper handling of data from a faulting address, which can lead to unexpected behavior and impact the application's stability.

References

http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
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https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master...
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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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