CVE-2017-15244 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IrfanView via a crafted PDF file processed by the PDF plugin.
- 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-2017-15244?
CVE-2017-15244 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 11 Oct 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) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to an "Error Code (0xe06d7363) starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15244?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Irfanview Irfanview, Irfanview Pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15244 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-2017-15244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2698-gwhq-x693.