#VU38022 Buffer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2017-15769 

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#VU38022 Buffer overflow in IrfanView - CVE-2017-15769

Published: October 22, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38022
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15769
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IrfanView
Software vendor:
Irfan Skiljan

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

IrfanView 4.50 - 64bit allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .dds file, related to "Read Access Violation starting at FORMATS!ReadBLP_W+0x0000000000001b22."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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