Out-of-bounds Read in Netpbm Project
CVE-2017-5849
tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted tiff image file, related to transposing width and height values.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.019 (77.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Netpbm_project Netpbm — versions 10.47.63
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24, 25
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5849?
- CVE-2017-5849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netpbm Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5849?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.