CVE-2012-5904
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
- Record
CVE-2012-5904- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
- Record
CVE-2012-5904- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5778 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g2v-frmf-48r9 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Heap-based buffer overflow in IrfanView before 4.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE compressed bitmap file such as a DIB, RLE, or BMP image.
- Record
GHSA-2g2v-frmf-48r9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5904 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Irfanview, published November 17, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.73%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.