CVE-2017-8766
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file,...
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" issue.
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 version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" issue.
- Record
CVE-2017-8766- 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 version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" issue.
- Record
CVE-2017-8766- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17710 No score
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" issue.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17710- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-994x-rh34-x939
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file,...
IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .mov file, because of a "User Mode Write AV near NULL" issue.
- Record
GHSA-994x-rh34-x939- 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-2017-8766 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Irfanview, published July 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.