VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1112
Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the "8BPS" image type in a Photo Shop image header.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.85%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the "8BPS" image type in a Photo Shop image header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.85% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- irfanview/irfanview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/main2.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/34066Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/781Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3549
- http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/main2.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/34066Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/781Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3549
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.