CVE-2021-29366
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.
- Record
CVE-2021-29366- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV: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!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.
- Record
CVE-2021-29366- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-16002No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-16002- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6fq3-qpw5-chffNo score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in FORMATS!GetPlugInInfo+0x2de9 of Irfanview 4.57 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RLE file.
- Record
GHSA-6fq3-qpw5-chff- Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2021-29366 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 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.