CVE-2009-4274
Stack-based buffer overflow in converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c in netpbm before 10.47.07 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an XPM image file that contains a crafted header…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c in netpbm before 10.47.07 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an XPM image file that contains a crafted header field associated with a large color index value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.54% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- netpbm/netpbm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 4.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netpbm/stable/converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c?view=patch&r1=995&r2=1076&pathrev=1076
- http://netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netpbm/stable/doc/HISTORY?view=markup
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2026
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:039
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/11
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1811.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38164
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0358Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0780
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546580
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56207
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netpbm/stable/converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c?view=patch&r1=995&r2=1076&pathrev=1076
- http://netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netpbm/stable/doc/HISTORY?view=markup
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2026
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:039
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/11
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1811.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38164
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0358Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0780
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546580
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56207
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.