What is CVE-2017-10730?

CVE-2017-10730 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-10730?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Irfanview

CVE-2017-10730

IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .rle file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x0000000000007d96."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Irfanview — versions 4.44
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10730?: CVE-2017-10730 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-10730?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.