CVE-2007-1245 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash IrfanView by tricking users into opening a malformed WMF file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1245?
CVE-2007-1245 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 3 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IrfanView 3.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed WMF file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irfanview Irfanview.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-1245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2j4-542w-qg89.