PT-2017-13931 · Irfanview · Pdf Plugin+1
Published
2017-10-11
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Updated
2017-10-24
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CVE-2017-15244
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| 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 cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file. This is related to an "Error Code (0xe06d7363) starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d."
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. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Irfanview
Pdf Plugin