CVE-2017-2579 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00443.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netpbm Project	Netpbm

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:10.61.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11760	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00056.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96714
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2579
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2579
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2579

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00258}`	epss `{'score': 0.00443}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-07-27T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:55:06.086Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2579

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-27T18:29:00.313

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:23:45.923

Link: CVE-2017-2579

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-2579 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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