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CVE-2017-2581

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% 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-787

Description

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.

Affected products

• netpbm: before 10.61.00 — fixed in 10.61.00

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: netpbm 10.61.00. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96710
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2581
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96710
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2581

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