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CVE-2017-2579

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2579 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in netpbm versions prior to 10.61, specifically within the expandCodeOntoStack() function. This flaw allows a maliciously crafted file to trigger an application crash or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.61.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:10.61.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0161 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: netpbm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2579Low

netpbm: Out-of-bounds read in expandCodeOntoStack()

Feb 5, 2017

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00056.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
securityfocus.com / bid/96714
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry