CVE-2012-0278
Heap-based buffer overflow in the FlashPix PlugIn before 4.3.4.0 for IrfanView might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fpx file containing a crafted FlashPix image that is not properly handled during decompression.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the FlashPix PlugIn before 4.3.4.0 for IrfanView might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fpx file containing a crafted FlashPix image that is not properly handled during decompression.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 10.06% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- irfanview/flashpix plugin
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 10.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48772Vendor Advisory
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=41Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48772Vendor Advisory
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=41Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53009
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