CVE-2017-2581 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allow code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

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 0.00264.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netpbm Project	Netpbm

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11762	An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allow code execution.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96710
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2581
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2581
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2581

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00193}`	epss `{'score': 0.00264}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:55:06.057Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-2581

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-27T18:29:00.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:23:46.163

Link: CVE-2017-2581

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2017-2581 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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