IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to a "Read Access Violation on Block Data Move starting at PDF!xmlListWalk+0x00000000000158cb."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02538 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15252
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq53-mv5v-6vc3
References
More Irfanview vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00824 Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-11851 Irfanview v4.62 allows a user-mode write access violation via a crafted JPEG 2000 file… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2007-01790 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00465 fpx.dll 3.9.8.0 in the FlashPix plugin for IrfanView 4.10 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-01870 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02281 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 4.00 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-15252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq53-mv5v-6vc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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