CVE-2017-15239
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service...
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x0000000000040db4."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x0000000000040db4."
- Record
CVE-2017-15239- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x0000000000040db4."
- Record
CVE-2017-15239- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6699 No score
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x0000000000040db4."
- Record
EUVD-2017-6699- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx84-qmqq-5gv3
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service...
IrfanView 4.44 - 32bit with PDF plugin version 4.43 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at PDF!xmlParserInputRead+0x0000000000040db4."
- Record
GHSA-rx84-qmqq-5gv3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15239 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Irfanview, published October 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.