Integer overflow in Irfanview
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG 2000 parser functionality of IrfanView 4.44. A specially crafted jpeg2000 image can cause an integer overflow leading to wrong memory allocation resulting in arbitrary code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered by viewing the image in via the application or by using thumbnailing feature of IrfanView.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2813
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfp8-qmrf-q9h4
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-2023-11851 Irfanview v4.62 allows a user-mode write access violation via a crafted JPEG 2000 file… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2007-01790 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00465 fpx.dll 3.9.8.0 in the FlashPix plugin for IrfanView 4.10 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-01870 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02281 Buffer overflow in IrfanView 4.00 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-2813 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2813 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfp8-qmrf-q9h4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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