What is CVE-2012-0897?

CVE-2012-0897 is a vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-01-20.

Is CVE-2012-0897 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Irfanview

CVE-2012-0897

Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.662 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Irfanview — versions 1.70, 1.75, 1.80
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

1032529 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
47360 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
51426 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
78333 (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
1032530 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
irfanview-qcd-bo(72398) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0897?: CVE-2012-0897 is a vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-01-20.
Is CVE-2012-0897 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.