Heap-based buffer over-read in Netpbm - CVE-2018-8975
Published: March 26, 2018 / Updated: March 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8975
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: netpbm.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
Netpbm
Netpbm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the pm_mallocarray2 function due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted image, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8975
Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.