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CVE-2012-0897 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

published 2012-01-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0920

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
52.2%
EPSS 52.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/irfanview_jpeg2000_bof)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

52.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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