CVE-2017-9531 describes a critical vulnerability in IrfanView 4.44 (32bit) when using the FPX Plugin 4.46, allowing arbitrary code execution or denial of service through a specially crafted .fpx file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, but leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:fpx:4.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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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.