What is CVE-2017-9879?

CVE-2017-9879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview Fpx, 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-2017-9879?

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

Buffer overflow in Irfanview Fpx

CVE-2017-9879

IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with FPX Plugin 4.46 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .fpx file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls subsequent Write Address starting at FPX!FPX_GetScanDevicePropertyGroup+0x000000000000a525."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th 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 Fpx — versions 4.46
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-2017-9879?: CVE-2017-9879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview Fpx, 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-2017-9879?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.