Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8975
CVE-2018-8975
Description
The pm_mallocarray2 function in lib/util/mallocvar.c in Netpbm through 10.81.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, as demonstrated by pbmmask.
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Affected products
13- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/netpbm&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/netpbm&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/netpbm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 10.80.1-lp150.2.3.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 10.80.1-lp150.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.93.0-1.6
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.80.1-3.3.36
- (no CPE)range: < 10.80.1-3.3.36
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.66.3-8.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/netpbmnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00056.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LVMWVVFEADMA7XIPXFHGSBRYKEGGDFGE/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VEZRUJ5LNGULJL7QUAHPV5LBOKIJYP5I/nvd
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