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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Netpbm Netpbm unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 10.86.51
11.0 affected < 11.02.29
11.03 affected < 11.15.07

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References
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https://sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/5317/ cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5316/trunk/converter/other/sgitopnm.c cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5318/advanced/doc/HISTORY cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5319/stable/doc/HISTORY cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5371/super_stable/doc/HISTORY cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netpbm-before-10.86.51-11.02.29-and-11.15.07-sgitopnm-heap-buffer-overflow cve-icon
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.29, and 11.15.07 sgitopnm Heap Buffer Overflow
First Time appeared Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T14:28:55.731Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:12.344Z

Link: CVE-2026-120431

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