CVE-2017-15257 describes a critical vulnerability in IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when used with the PDF plugin version 4.43. A specially crafted PDF file can lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service due to an issue within the PDF!xmlParserInputRead function. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:pdf:4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
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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