Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the tgatoppm converter's get_pixel() function that uses unchecked pixel values as color map indexes. Attackers can supply a crafted color-mapped Targa file whose pixel values exceed the declared color map bounds to crash the converter or leak adjacent memory into the output image.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

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 Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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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/5334/ cve-icon
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5333/trunk/converter/ppm/tgatoppm.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-out-of-bounds-read-via-tgatoppm 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 an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the tgatoppm converter's get_pixel() function that uses unchecked pixel values as color map indexes. Attackers can supply a crafted color-mapped Targa file whose pixel values exceed the declared color map bounds to crash the converter or leak adjacent memory into the output image.
Title Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.30, and 11.15.08 Out-of-Bounds Read via tgatoppm
First Time appeared Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T14:28:59.914Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:14.598Z

Link: CVE-2026-120437

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