CVE-2017-8785 json
FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value" issue.
published 2017-07-05 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17728
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a "Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value" issue. This issue can be triggered by a malformed JPEG 2000 file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.
Exploit prediction
0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
github.com
/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8785
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8785
- NVD CVE-2017-8785
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