What is CVE-2020-23566?

CVE-2020-23566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-23566?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Irfanview

CVE-2020-23566

Irfanview v4.53 was discovered to contain an infinity loop via JPEG2000!ShowPlugInSaveOptions_W+0x1ecd8.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23566?: CVE-2020-23566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-23566?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.