CVE-2017-5849

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-01-31
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1419650: CVE-2017-5849 netpbm: Calls TIFFRGBA with width and height parameters switched

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted tiff image file, related to transposing width and height values.

Find out more about CVE-2017-5849 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 4.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

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

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