CVE-2026-121517
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Description
A vulnerability was detected in IrfanView 4.76.0.0 on Win64. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TIFF Wang Annotation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The vendor confirms: "[T]he TIF-Annotations option is OFF by default. Means, normal users are not affected ... the danger level for this is low".
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
1.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-03 21:17:37.490000
Last modified
2026-11-03 21:17:37.663000
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"published": "2026-11-03T21:17:37.490",
"lastModified": "2026-11-03T21:17:37.663",
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"url": "https://github.com/dwBruijn/CVEs/blob/main/IrfanView/TIFF/Tiff_Wang.md",
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