CVE-2018-8975

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-03-25

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Netpbm (Netpbm Project)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00056.html
• https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/netpbm
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LVMWVVFEADMA7XIPXFHGSB…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VEZRUJ5LNGULJL7QUAHPV5…