Vulnerability in Irfanview
CVE-2020-23546
IrfanView 4.54 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly other unspecified impacts via a crafted XBM file, related to a "Data from Faulting Address is used as one or more arguments in a subsequent Function Call starting at FORMATS!ReadMosaic+0x0000000000000981.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Irfanview — versions 4.54
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/nhiephon/Research/blob/master/README.md (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-23546?
- CVE-2020-23546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-23546?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-23546 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.