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.
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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19519 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-07-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |