CVE-2017-9916 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in IrfanView via a crafted file due to memory corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9916?
CVE-2017-9916 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with TOOLS Plugin 4.50 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll_77df0000!RtlFreeHandle+0x00000000000001b6."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9916?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irfanview Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpf3-8j8h-w2hr.