CVE-2017-2579

high

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.

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-07-27

Updated: 2019-06-24

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH