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CVE-2012-0897· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a

Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Jan 20, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
52.2% · 99th percentile
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Action score

43

Plan

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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
16 / 30 · 52.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
irfanviewirfanview

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • irfanview irfanviewup to 4.32 inclusive
  • irfanview irfanview1.70
  • irfanview irfanview1.75
  • irfanview irfanview1.80
  • irfanview irfanview1.85
  • irfanview irfanview1.90
  • irfanview irfanview1.95
  • irfanview irfanview1.97
  • irfanview irfanview1.98
  • irfanview irfanview1.98a
  • irfanview irfanview1.99
  • irfanview irfanview2.00
  • irfanview irfanview2.05
  • irfanview irfanview2.07
  • irfanview irfanview2.10
  • irfanview irfanview2.12
  • irfanview irfanview2.15
  • irfanview irfanview2.17
  • irfanview irfanview2.18
  • irfanview irfanview2.20

Same product

irfanview: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-1867Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted animated cursor (ANI) file.
    42Plan
  • CVE-2008-0493fpx.dll 3.9.8.0 in the FlashPix plugin for IrfanView 4.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (.FPX) fi
    40Plan
  • CVE-2007-1948Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via th
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2007-2363Buffer overflow in IrfanView 4.00 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .IFF file.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2020-13905IrfanView 4.54 allows a user-mode write access violation starting at FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x0000000000038ed4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-17254IrfanView 4.53 allows Data from a Faulting Address to control a subsequent Write Address starting at FORMATS!Read_BadPNG+0x0000000000000101.
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2012-07-01
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/fileformat/irfanview_jpeg2000_bofIrfanview JPEG2000 jp2 Stack Buffer Overflowexploit2012-01-16

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-5 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+162 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+5367 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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