PT-2017-19242 · Irfanview · Irfanview+1

Published 2017-07-05 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-9879

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 FPX Plugin 4.46

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .fpx file. This is related to the fact that data from the faulting address controls the subsequent write address, starting at a specific memory location.

Recommendations For IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with FPX Plugin 4.46, consider disabling the FPX Plugin as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using the FPX Plugin to open .fpx files until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9879

Affected Products

Fpx Plugin

Irfanview

References · 4

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-9879 · Exploit, Deleted
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9879 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9879 · Vendor Advisory
• http://irfanview.com/plugins.htm · Vendor Advisory