#VU36810 Out-of-bounds read in Netpbm - CVE-2017-2579

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#VU36810 Out-of-bounds read in Netpbm - CVE-2017-2579

Published: July 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36810
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2579
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Netpbm
Software vendor:
netpbm.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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