CVE-2012-0897

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 52.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-01-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

IrfanView: through 4.32; 1.70, 1.75, 1.80, 1.85, 1.90, 1.95 (+79)

References

http://osvdb.org/78333
http://secunia.com/advisories/47360
http://www.irfanview.com/history_old.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51426
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032529
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032530
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72398
http://osvdb.org/78333
http://secunia.com/advisories/47360
http://www.irfanview.com/history_old.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51426
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032529

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