CVE-2017-2579: Netpbm Project Netpbm

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. The expandCodeOntoStack() function has an insufficient code value check, so that a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allows code execution.

Affected products

• Netpbm Project Netpbm: version 10.61.00 only

Published 2018-07-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.