High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-10729

Description

IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .rle file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at ntdll_77df0000!RtlpWaitOnCriticalSection+0x0000000000000121."

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Affected products

IrfanView/Irfanview2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.44 (32bit)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.irfanview.com/plugins.htmnvdVendor Advisory
github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-10729nvdThird Party Advisory

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