TI-2024-05450 Aliases CVE-2024-5877 GHSA-2j6g-q9hc-mfr7

Out-of-bounds write in IrfanView

LOW 37CWE-787Published 2024-11-22 · Updated 2024-11-22

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: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IrfanView PIC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IrfanView. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PIC files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write before the start of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-23974.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00509 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IrfanView	IrfanView	4.67 64bit	—	No fix listed	CNA

IrfanView VendorIrfanView Affected 4.67 64bit Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats::::::irfanview:x64:	up to 4.66.2	Vulnerable	IrfanView
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:::::::x64:*	up to 4.67	Running on	IrfanView

cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:*:*:*:*:*:irfanview:x64:* Versions up to 4.66.2 Vulnerable ·IrfanView
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions up to 4.67 Running on ·IrfanView

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5877
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2j6g-q9hc-mfr7

References

Advisory 1

ZDI-24-666

TI-2009-00184 Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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

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