SUSE update for netpbm



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-5849
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Desktop Applications Module
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Basesystem Module
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libnetpbm11-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libnetpbm11-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netpbm-vulnerable
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netpbm-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netpbm-vulnerable-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libnetpbm-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libnetpbm11-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libnetpbm11
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netpbm-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netpbm
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU39452

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5849

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package netpbm to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

libnetpbm11-32bit-debuginfo: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

libnetpbm11-32bit: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

netpbm-vulnerable: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

netpbm-debuginfo: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

netpbm-vulnerable-debuginfo: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

libnetpbm-devel: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

libnetpbm11-debuginfo: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

libnetpbm11: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

netpbm-debugsource: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

netpbm: before 10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240435-1/


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.



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