Bug 1411404 (CVE-2017-2579)

Summary: CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-01-09 16:11:48 UTC
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm. The expandCodeOntoStack() function has an insufficient code value check, so that a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allows code execution.

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-01-09 16:11:54 UTC
Acknowledgments:

Name: chunibalon (VARAS@IIE)

Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-02-06 08:11:41 UTC
Public via:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/317