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CVE-2017-2581

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2581 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in netpbm versions prior to 10.61. This flaw could be triggered by processing a specially crafted file, leading to application crashes or potentially enabling arbitrary code execution. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction and local access to exploit, but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0113 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: netpbm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: netpbm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2581Moderate

netpbm: Out-of-bounds write in writeRasterPbm() function

Feb 5, 2017

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96710
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry