NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package netpbm-free  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-NETPBMFREE-616907
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-2586  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netpbm-free package and not the netpbm-free package as distributed by Ubuntu.

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted SVG file could cause the application to crash.