VDB-108341 · CVE-2017-15743 · OpenVAS 802576

IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit CADImage Plugin dwg File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit. This affects an unknown part of the component CADImage Plugin. The manipulation as part of dwg File leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15743. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IrfanView 4.50 on 64-bit (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component CADImage Plugin. The manipulation as part of a dwg File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IrfanView 4.50 - 64bit with CADImage plugin version 12.0.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .dwg file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at CADIMAGE+0x00000000003d24a0."

The bug was discovered 10/21/2017. The weakness was released 10/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15743 since 10/21/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-108345, VDB-108344, VDB-108343 and VDB-108342. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

IrfanView

Version

4.50

License

free

Website

Product: https://www.irfanview.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 802576
OpenVAS Name: IrfanView Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/21/2017 🔍
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10/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
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10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: irfanview.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-15743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108341
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:13
Updated: 05/08/2026 09:04
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:13 (64), 11/28/2019 16:20 (1), 05/08/2026 09:01 (1), 05/08/2026 09:04 (21)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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