Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting netpbm-progs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.66% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NETPBMPROGS-1329346
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2018

Introduced: 15 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8975  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 netpbm-progs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netpbm-progs package and not the netpbm-progs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pm_mallocarray2 function in lib/util/mallocvar.c in Netpbm through 10.81.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, as demonstrated by pbmmask.