CVE-2017-15747 describes a critical vulnerability in IrfanView 4.50 (64-bit) when used with the CADImage plugin version 12.0.0.5. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .dwg file, stemming from a Data Execution Prevention Violation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.50:*:*:*:*:x64:*:* | ||
12.0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:cadimage:12.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.