Risk | Low |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-8975 |
CWE-ID | CWE-126 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Netpbm Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | netpbm.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU11309
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8975
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the pm_mallocarray2 function due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted image, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
MitigationCybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsNetpbm: 10.47.00 - 10.81.03
CPE2.3http://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/netpbm
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.