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CVE-2021-29362

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to...

7.8 High

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.00%Up 0.3 points since Sep 29, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.

Record
CVE-2021-29362
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.

Record
CVE-2021-29362
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15998No score

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.

Record
EUVD-2021-15998
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3963-57mq-56wfNo score

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to...

A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!ReadRAS_W+0xa30 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.

Record
GHSA-3963-57mq-56wf
Weakness
CWE-787
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-2021-29362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Irfanview, published September 28, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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