QID 671079

Date Published: 2021-11-29

QID 671079: EulerOS Security Update for netpbm (EulerOS-SA-2019-2426)

The netpbm package contains a library of functions which support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps),.ppm (portable pixmaps) and others.
Security fix(es): 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.(cve-2018-8975) 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.(cve-2017-5849) a null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61.
A maliciously crafted svg file could cause the application to crash.(cve-2017-2586) a memory allocation vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61.
A maliciously crafted svg file could cause the application to crash.(cve-2017-2587)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2019-2426 for updates and patch information

Vendor References

EulerOS-SA-2019-2426 - developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2426

CVEs related to QID 671079

CVE-2017-5849 | CVE-2018-8975 | CVE-2017-2587 | CVE-2017-2586 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
EulerOS-SA-2019-2426	EulerOS V2.0SP2		developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2426

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