CVE-2026-112275
netpbm: netpbm: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow in rasttopnm
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 19, 2026
Updated · October 21, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in netpbm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to process a specially crafted Sun raster image file using the rasttopnm conversion utility. A heap-based buffer overflow in the run-length decoder allows out-of-bounds data to be written into memory. Successful exploitation can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) through application crashes or cause memory corruption.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write