CVE-2017-15239 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView 4.44 (32-bit) when processing crafted PDF files via its PDF plugin version 4.43. This high-severity vulnerability, rated 7.8 CVSS, can be triggered by a local attacker enticing a user to open a malicious PDF, potentially leading to a system crash or other unspecified impacts due to a memory corruption issue (CWE-119). Despite its severity, there is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.43CPE 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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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.