Buffer overflow in IrfanView32 3.07 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string after the "8BPS" image typ…

published 1999-11-09 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1093

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.8%; EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

links 1

securityfocus.com/bid/781 advisory

Timeline

1999-11-09 First public exploit (EDB-19610)
1999-11-09 Published

Exploit prediction

3.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19610 IrfanView32 3.0.7 - Image File Buffer Overflow local, 1999-11-09
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/781 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/34066 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

securityfocus.com /bid/781
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/34066
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
stud4.tuwien.ac.at /~e9227474/main2.html
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/3549
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-1112
NVD CVE-1999-1112

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Summary