VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15242
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at PDF!xmlGetGlobalState+0x0000000000031abe."
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at PDF!xmlGetGlobalState+0x0000000000031abe."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.54% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- irfanview/irfanview · irfanview/pdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15242Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15242Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.