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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-4274: Netpbm: User-assisted arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-4274: Netpbm: User-assisted arbitrary code execution

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/12/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c in netpbm before 10.47.07 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an XPM image file that contains a crafted header field associated with a large color index value.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-netpbm

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