CVE-2008-0493

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2008-0493 · Published 30/01/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-0493 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting irfanview (irfanview).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 8.7%, higher than 95.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
irfanview irfanview	`= 4.10`	No fix yet

Description

fpx.dll 3.9.8.0 in the FlashPix plugin for IrfanView 4.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (.FPX) file, which triggers heap corruption. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

secunia.com/advisories/28688 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/27479 · Exploit
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0318
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40012
exploit-db.com/exploits/4998

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

irfanview

= 4.10

No fix yet

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