CVE-2017-2579

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-02-05
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1411404: CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-2579 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 netpbm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 netpbm Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 netpbm Not affected

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank chunibalon (VARAS@IIE) for reporting this issue.

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