What is CVE-2017-2587?

CVE-2017-2587 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netpbm, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-2587?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Netpbm

CVE-2017-2587

A memory allocation vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted SVG file could cause the application to crash.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Netpbm — versions 10.61
Netpbm_project Netpbm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2587?: CVE-2017-2587 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netpbm, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-2587?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.