VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8975

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references