What is CVE-2019-16887?

CVE-2019-16887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-16887?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Irfanview

CVE-2019-16887

In IrfanView 4.53, Data from a Faulting Address controls a subsequent Write Address starting at image00400000+0x000000000001dcfc.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Irfanview — versions 4.53
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16887?: CVE-2019-16887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-16887?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.