PT-2017-13944
CVE-2017-15257
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Published
2017-10-11
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Updated
2017-10-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x000000000009174a."
Recommendations
For IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43, consider disabling the PDF plugin as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid opening untrusted .pdf files with the affected version to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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