CVE-2017-15769 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IrfanView 4.50 (64-bit version), where a specially crafted .dds file can trigger a read access violation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant potential impact including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a widespread threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.50:*:*:*:*:x64:*:* |
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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