Buffer overflow in Irfanview
CVE-2012-5904
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Irfanview — versions 1.70, 1.80, 1.85
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52806 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/47333 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/80716 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74452 (vdb-entry)
- www.irfanview.com/history_old.htm