VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2579
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.61% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- netpbm project/netpbm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00056.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96714Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2579Issue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00056.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96714Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2579Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.