PT-2017-13929 · Irfanview · Pdf Plugin+1

Published 2017-10-11 · Updated 2017-10-27 · CVE-2017-15242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV: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 a "User Mode Write AV starting at PDF!xmlGetGlobalState+0x0000000000031abe."

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, refrain from opening untrusted .pdf files with the affected IrfanView version to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15242

Affected Products

Irfanview

Pdf Plugin

References · 3

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15242 · Exploit, Deleted
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15242 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15242 · Vendor Advisory