netpbm up to 10.60 writeRasterPbm out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in netpbm up to 10.60. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function writeRasterPbm. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2581. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in netpbm up to 10.60. This issue affects the function writeRasterPbm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allow code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/27/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2581 since 11/30/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101135 (openSUSE Security Update : netpbm (openSUSE-2017-742)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170069 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for netpbm (SUSE-SU-2017:1575-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.61 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101135) and SecurityFocus (BID 96710†). The entries VDB-122269, VDB-122268, VDB-122266 and VDB-122265 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 101135
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : netpbm (openSUSE-2017-742)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: netpbm 10.61

Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
02/05/2017 +66 days 🔍
02/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2017 +140 days 🔍
06/30/2017 +4 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +391 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/27/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122267
SecurityFocus: 96710 - Netpbm CVE-2017-2581 Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2018 07:29
Updated: 04/27/2023 10:00
Changes: 07/28/2018 07:29 (72), 03/10/2020 19:47 (4), 04/27/2023 10:00 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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