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Out-of-bounds Write

CVE-2017-2581

Severity Medium
Score 4.5/10

Summary

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allow code execution.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • LOW

CWE-787 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability is a memory access bug that allows software to write data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. This may result in the corruption of data, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published