CVE-2017-7721 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a crash in IrfanView by providing a malicious FlashPix file, requiring users to update the FPX 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-2017-7721?
CVE-2017-7721 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Irfanview Irfanview, published on 30 Apr 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 FPX Plugin before 4.45 has an Access Violation and crash in processing a FlashPix (.FPX) file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7721?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Irfanview Fpx, Irfanview Irfanview.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7721?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7721 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-2017-7721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Irfanview Irfanview
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9583-r56m-39w2.