Bug 1411404 – CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()

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Bug 1411404 - (CVE-2017-2579) CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()

Summary:	CVE-2017-2579 netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2017-2579

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Blocks:	1411410
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Reported:	2017-01-09 11:11 EST by Andrej Nemec
Modified:	2018-07-27 05:17 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	netpbm 10.61
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Last Closed:	2017-02-15 01:56:19 EST
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-01-09 11:11:48 EST

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 11:11:54 EST

Acknowledgments:

Name: chunibalon (VARAS@IIE)

Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-02-06 03:11:41 EST

Public via:

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

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