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CVE-2009-4274

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4274 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Netpbm versions prior to 10.47.07, specifically within the xpmtoppm.c converter. This flaw allows attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted XPM image file with a large color index value in its header. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0422 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: netpbm-0:10.35.58-8.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: netpbm-0:10.35.58-8.el5_7.3
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: netpbm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-4274Moderate

netpbm: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing X PixMap image header fields

Feb 9, 2010

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/netpbm/stable/converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c
netpbm.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/netpbm/stable/doc/HISTORY
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/38530
secunia.com / advisories/38915
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/56207
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2026
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/11
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1811.html
securityfocus.com / bid/38164
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0358
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0780