What is CVE-2017-15748?

CVE-2017-15748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview Cadimage, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-15748?

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

Buffer overflow in Irfanview Cadimage

CVE-2017-15748

IrfanView 4.50 - 64bit with CADImage plugin version 12.0.0.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .dwg file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at CADIMAGE+0x000000000000613a."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Irfanview Cadimage — versions 12.0.0.5
Irfanview — versions 4.50

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15748 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15748?: CVE-2017-15748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview Cadimage, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-15748?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.