CVE-2017-10734 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IrfanView by tricking users into opening a crafted .rle file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10734?
CVE-2017-10734 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 5 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to an "Invalid Handle starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10734?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irfanview Irfanview.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10734?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10734 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-2017-10734 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10734 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhcw-hxmc-xmhx.