Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in picttoppm's scanPoly() function in converter/ppm/picttoppm.c. Attackers can supply a crafted PICT file whose polygon edges produce more than 5000 points, overflowing the coord stack array to crash the converter or potentially execute code.

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

No CVSS v3.0

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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 < 11.02.30
11.03 affected < 11.15.08

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References
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https://sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/5331/ cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5330/trunk/converter/ppm/picttoppm.c cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5357/advanced/doc/HISTORY cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5358/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-10.86.51-11.02.30-and-11.15.08-picttoppm-stack-overflow-via-scanpoly 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 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in picttoppm's scanPoly() function in converter/ppm/picttoppm.c. Attackers can supply a crafted PICT file whose polygon edges produce more than 5000 points, overflowing the coord stack array to crash the converter or potentially execute code.
Title Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.30, and 11.15.08 picttoppm Stack Overflow via scanPoly
First Time appeared Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
Weaknesses CWE-121
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: 2026-11-02T14:28:57.796Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:13.492Z

Link: CVE-2026-120434

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