PT-2018-7113
CVE-2017-2579
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Published
2017-02-20
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Updated
2019-06-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
netpbm versions prior to 10.61
Description:
An out-of-bounds read issue was discovered, which could be triggered by a maliciously crafted file. This might cause the application to crash or potentially allow code execution. The
expandCodeOntoStack() function is identified as having an insufficient code value check.Recommendations:
For versions prior to 10.61, update to version 10.61 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of potentially malicious files until the update is applied.
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