Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04756 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.22 | Vulnerable | IrfanView |
| cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.00 | Vulnerable | IrfanView |
| cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 | Vulnerable | IrfanView |
| cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 | Vulnerable | IrfanView |
- cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.22 Vulnerable ·IrfanView
- cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.00 Vulnerable ·IrfanView
- cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·IrfanView
- cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·IrfanView
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3m8g-vw47-p2rp
References
Other 1
More IrfanView Formats vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05450 Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-05449 Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-05448 Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-05447 Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3m8g-vw47-p2rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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