CVE-2012-0278

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the FlashPix PlugIn before 4.3.4.0 for IrfanView might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fpx file containing a crafted FlashPix image that is not properly handled during decompression.

Published: 2012-04-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0278 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.17%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0278

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18739 exploit_db edb 2012-04-14 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0278

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 11.54% 10.17% -1.36%
2 2026-05-24 18.32% 11.54% -6.78%
3 2026-03-10 — 18.32% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
irfanview flashpix_plugin <= 4.33 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:flashpix_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview flashpix_plugin 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:flashpix_plugin:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0278

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