CVE-2007-1948 json
Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via t…
published 2007-04-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1942
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.3%
- EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in IrfanView 3.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) xoffset or (2) yoffset RLE command, or (3) large non-RLE encoded blocks in a crafted BMP image, as demonstrated by rle8of3.bmp and rle8of4.bmp.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-29819)
- Published
Exploit prediction
8.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-29819 IrfanView 3.99 - Multiple .BMP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities dos, 2007-04-04
- ifsec.blogspot.com http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2007/04/several-windows-image-viewers.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
ifsec.blogspot.com
/2007/04/several-windows-image-viewers.html
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/464726/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/1284
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/2558
third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/41554
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1948
- NVD CVE-2007-1948
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