CVE-2017-15254

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43

Description The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to a "Read Access Violation starting at PDF!xmlGetGlobalState+0x000000000007dfa5."

Recommendations For IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43, consider avoiding the use of the PDF plugin until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of .pdf files in IrfanView to minimize the risk of exploitation.