[ CVE-2026-120431 · Published 2 Nov 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Netpbm
CVSS 7.8
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.29, and 11.03 before 11.15.07 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in sgitopnm's readChannels() function when processing RLE-compressed SGI images. Attackers can supply crafted SGI files with oversized offset table lengths to write controlled data past the heap buffer, causing crashes or potential code execution.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/5317
- svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5316/trunk/converter/other/sgitopnm.c
- svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5318/advanced/doc/HISTORY
- svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5319/stable/doc/HISTORY
- svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5371/super_stable/doc/HISTORY
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netpbm-before-10.86.51-11.02.29-and-11.15.07-sgitopnm-heap…