CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1112

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.85%

89th percentile - higher than 89% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the '8BPS' image type in a Photo Shop image header.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update IrfanView to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the "8BPS" image type in a Photo Shop image header.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS