Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-13247 describes a crash condition in ACDSee Free 1.1.21 involving a user-mode write access violation in JPEG handling. The supplied data does not include CVSS, confirmed impact beyond the crash, affected CPEs, or a vendor fix. Treat it as an exposure question for endpoints that still use this legacy image viewer.
Executive priority
Handle as a low-visibility legacy software hygiene issue unless the product is widely deployed or used with untrusted images. Prioritize inventory and replacement planning because the official data is sparse.
Technical view
The record reports a User Mode Write AV at IDE_ACDStd!JPEGTransW+0x24ed in ACDSee Free 1.1.21. The function name suggests JPEG processing, but the bundle does not prove code execution, privilege escalation, or remote reachability. No CWE or scoring data is provided.
Likely exposure
Likely limited to systems where ACDSee Free 1.1.21 is installed and used to open or process image files, especially untrusted JPEG content. The source bundle does not identify broader affected versions or formal CPEs.
Exploitation context
The supplied CVE data does not indicate active exploitation, and KEV is false. A public bug reference exists, but the provided evidence only supports a reported write access violation, not confirmed weaponized exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch statement, or exploitability analysis is included. Validation should focus on product presence, crash telemetry, and whether local image parsing can affect business workflows.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints for ACDSee Free 1.1.21.
- Check ACDSee vendor guidance for fixed or supported versions.
- Avoid opening untrusted images with affected installations.
- Prefer a maintained image viewer if no vendor fix exists.
- Run image-handling tools with least user privilege.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ACDSee Free 1.1.21 is installed.
- Review crash logs for IDE_ACDStd or JPEGTransW faults.
- Identify workflows that process externally supplied images.
- Check vendor release notes before declaring remediation complete.
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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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- 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/apriorit/pentesting/blob/master/bugs/acdsee/0x00000000000024ed.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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