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CVE-2017-2579

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

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.

Affected products

• netpbm: 10.61.00

References

• 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
• 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

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