What is CVE-2017-15261?

CVE-2017-15261 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 2017-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-15261?

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

Is CVE-2017-15261 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Irfanview

CVE-2017-15261

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 a "Possible Stack Corruption starting at PDF!xmlGetGlobalState+0x0000000000057b35."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th 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
Irfanview Pdf — versions 4.43
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15261?: CVE-2017-15261 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 2017-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-15261?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15261 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.