| Name | CVE-2018-8975 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| netpbm-free (PTS) | jessie | 2:10.0-15.2 | fixed |
| buster, stretch | 2:10.0-15.3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2:10.0-15.4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:11.01.00-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 2:11.05.02-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2:11.05.03-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| netpbm-free | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- netpbm-free <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Debian uses an unaffected fork