Is CVE-2009-2118 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2118 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2118?

CVE-2009-2118 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2118

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in IrfanView 4.23, when the resampling or screen fitting option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF 1 BPP image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2114)
Published: June 18, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2114 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

irfanview / irfanview

References

http://osvdb.org/55150
http://secunia.com/advisories/35359(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.irfanview.com/main_history.htm(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35423(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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