CVE-2017-15249 describes a critical vulnerability in IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when using PDF plugin version 4.43. This flaw allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
4.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:pdf:4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.