CVE-2012-0897

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the JPEG2000 plugin in IrfanView PlugIns before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG2000 (JP2) file with a crafted Quantization Default (QCD) marker segment.

Published: 2012-01-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0897 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 52.66%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0897

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19519 exploit_db edb 2012-07-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0897

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 66.23% 52.66% -13.56%
2 2026-05-09 66.85% 66.23% -0.63%
3 2026-03-16 66.85%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0897

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0897

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0897

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
irfanview irfanview <= 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.70 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.75 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.80 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.85 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.90 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.95 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.97 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.98 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.98a cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.98a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 1.99 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:1.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.00 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.05 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.07 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.17 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.25 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.27 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.30 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.32 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.35 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.37 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.40 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.50 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.52 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.55 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.60 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.62 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.63 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.65 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.66 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.68 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.80 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.82 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.83 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.85 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.90 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.92 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.95 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.97 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 2.98 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:2.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.00 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.02 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.05 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.07 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.15 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.17 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.25 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.30 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.33 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.35 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.36 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.50 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.51 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.60 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.61 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.70 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.75 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.80 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.85 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.90 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.91 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.92 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.95 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.97 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.98 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 3.99 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:3.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 4.00 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
irfanview irfanview 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0897

cvelogic Threat Intelligence