CVE-2009-0197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-04-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 10.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.20:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0206	Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1084.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34525
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-20/
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/53323
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502516/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34402
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0953
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49717

History

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Subscriptions

Irfanview Formats

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2009-04-09T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.184Z

Reserved: 2009-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0197

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-04-09T15:08:35.593

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0197

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

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