CVE-2017-15748 describes a critical arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IrfanView 4.50 (64-bit) when used with the CADImage plugin version 12.0.0.5. The vulnerability, stemming from a user mode write access violation, can be triggered by a specially crafted .dwg file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.50CPE 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.