VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0897

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.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 52.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 52.23% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 July 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: irfanview/irfanview
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 52.2% since 26 October 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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-19519 source ↗	IrfanView JPEG2000 4.3.2.0 - jp2 Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	local	1 July 2012	yes

References

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