CVE-2011-5233
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-2011-5233 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Irfanview, published October 25, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.32%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.
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Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.
- Record
CVE-2011-5233- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.
- Record
CVE-2011-5233- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-5133 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.
- Record
EUVD-2011-5133- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhh5-9h8g-3cxm No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Rows Per Strip" and "Samples Per Pixel" values in a TIFF image file.
- Record
GHSA-rhh5-9h8g-3cxm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IrfanView - '.tiff' Image Processing Buffer Overflow | 2011-12-20 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
osvdb.org/77957
exploit-db.com/exploits/18257
protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=30
secunia.com/advisories/47065
irfanview.com/history_old.htm
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71891
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5233
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhh5-9h8g-3cxm