CVE-2017-15261 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when processing crafted PDF files with the PDF plugin version 4.43, potentially due to stack corruption. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction to open a malicious file and could lead to significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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