CVE-2017-2579 — Out-of-bounds Read in Netpbm-free

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Debian Netpbm-freeNetpbmNetpbm Project Netpbm
Timeline
PublishedJul 27
Latest updateMay 14

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. The expandCodeOntoStack() function has an insufficient code value check, so that a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allows code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/netpbm-free< netpbm-free 2:10.97.00-1 (bookworm)
▶CVEListV5netpbm/netpbm10.61
▶NVDnetpbm_project/netpbm10.61.00

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-v935-4544-6r4j: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-2579: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10↗2018-07-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()↗2017-02-05
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Debian
CVE-2017-2579: netpbm-free - An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. The expand...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()↗2017-01-09
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