CVE-2009-4274
netpbm-free - buffer overflow
EPSS 2.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-4274
To remediate CVE-2009-4274, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/netpbm-free—upgrade to 2:10.0-12.2 or later
- Debian/netpbm-free—upgrade to 2:10.0-12+lenny1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:10.0-12.1+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2009-4274 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2:10.0-12.2
- from 0, < 2:10.0-12+lenny1
- from 0, < 2:10.0-12.1+squeeze1