What is CVE-2021-27224?

CVE-2021-27224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-27224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Irfanview

CVE-2021-27224

The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a user-mode write access violation starting at WPG+0x0000000000012ec6, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.380 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Irfanview — versions 4.57
Irfanview Wpg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27224?: CVE-2021-27224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irfanview, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-27224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.