CVE-2017-15783

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XnView Classic for Windows version 2.43

Description The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted .dwg file. This is related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at CADImage+0x0000000000285ce1."

Recommendations For XnView Classic for Windows version 2.43, avoid using the software to open .dwg files from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the CADImage module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.