CVE-2017-9536 describes a critical vulnerability in IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when using the FPX Plugin 4.46. This flaw, categorized as a Read Access Violation (CWE-119), allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .fpx file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.44CPE 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.