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CVE-2009-0197

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to...

9.3 High

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploit likelihood

4.76%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2009-0197
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2009-0197
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0206 No score

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
EUVD-2009-0206
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3m8g-vw47-p2rp No score

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to...

Integer overflow in the FORMATS Plugin before 4.23 for IrfanView allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
GHSA-3m8g-vw47-p2rp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0197 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Irfanview Formats, published April 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.76%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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