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Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-6078 is a user-assisted crash issue in FastStone MaxView 3.0 and 3.1. A specially malformed BMP image can make the application crash. The cited sources describe denial of service only, not data theft, privilege escalation, or code execution.
Executive priority
Treat as low business urgency unless affected versions are widely deployed in file-intake workflows. The known impact is application interruption, not confirmed compromise. Prioritize inventory and replacement during routine endpoint hygiene.
Technical view
The issue is triggered by a malformed BMP image with a crafted biSize field in the BITMAPINFOHEADER section. FastStone MaxView 3.0 and 3.1 are named in the CVE description. No CVSS score, CWE, CPE, patch version, or vendor mitigation is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to desktops or workflows using FastStone MaxView 3.0 or 3.1 to view BMP files from untrusted sources. The source bundle does not identify broader product families or server-side exposure.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Available evidence supports user-assisted denial of service: an attacker would need a target user or workflow to process a malformed BMP file, causing an application crash.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The public CVE text identifies the crash condition and affected versions, but lacks CVSS, CWE, CPE, exploit maturity detail, and remediation metadata. Avoid expanding impact beyond denial of service without additional vendor or researcher evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for FastStone MaxView 3.0 and 3.1.
- Check FastStone guidance for fixed versions or supported upgrade paths.
- Remove affected versions where business use is unnecessary.
- Restrict untrusted BMP handling in high-risk workflows.
- Prefer supported image viewers for externally supplied files.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed FastStone MaxView versions on managed endpoints.
- Review whether MaxView is associated with BMP files.
- Check endpoint telemetry for MaxView crashes involving image files.
- Verify vendor or advisory information before approving remediation closure.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ilsani/rd/tree/master/security-advisories/faststone/maxview-cve-2017-6078CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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