CVE-2017-15247 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView version 4.44 (32-bit) when processing crafted PDF files with its PDF plugin version 4.43. This vulnerability, stemming from improper handling of data during PDF parsing, could lead to a system crash or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, but could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of active exploitation or widespread attention.
| 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.