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CVE-2009-0197

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0197 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the FORMATS Plugin for IrfanView, affecting versions prior to 4.23. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by crafting a large XPM file that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:formats:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0476 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/34525
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2009-20
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49717
irfanview.com / plugins.htm
Patch
osvdb.org / 53323
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502516/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/34402
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0953
PatchVendor Advisory