Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView MrSID plugin
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the MrSID plugin (MrSID.dll) before 4.37 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an IMAGE tag.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.275 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MrSID plugin (IrfanView): 4.37
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MrSID plugin (IrfanView) Fixed in 4.37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-3944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2wr-35r3-8hpq
References
More IrfanView vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00824 Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2021-08767 The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a user-mode write access violation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-30040 An issue in the component EXR!ReadEXR+0x4eef0 of Irfanview v4.67.1.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-30039 An issue in the component EXR!ReadEXR+0x3df50 of Irfanview v4.67.1.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-30038 An issue in the component EXR!ReadEXR+0x40ef1 of Irfanview v4.67.1.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-11851 Irfanview v4.62 allows a user-mode write access violation via a crafted JPEG 2000 file… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-3944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-3944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2wr-35r3-8hpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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