CVE catalog

CVE-2018-8975

netpbm-free: CVE-2018-8975

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Apr 3, 2019, 9:50:03 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.66% · Oct 25, 2026

The pm_mallocarray2 function in lib/util/mallocvar.c in Netpbm through 10.81.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, as demonstrated by pbmmask.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	netpbm-free	sid	`2:11.13.03+ds-2`	not affected
Debian	netpbm-free	forky	`2:11.13.03+ds-2`	not affected
Debian	netpbm-free	trixie	`2:11.10.02-1`	not affected
Debian	netpbm-free	bookworm	`2:11.01.00-2`	not affected
Opensuse	netpbm	leap 15.0	`10.80.1-lp150.2.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	netpbm	tumbleweed	`10.93.0-1.6`	fixed
Suse	netpbm	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15	`10.80.1-3.3.36`	fixed
Suse	netpbm	linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15	`10.80.1-3.3.36`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	netpbm-free	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	netpbm-free	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	netpbm-free	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	netpbm-free	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	netpbm	rpm	leap 15.0	`10.80.1-lp150.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1200-1	Not reported
Opensuse	netpbm	rpm	tumbleweed	`10.93.0-1.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11084-1	Not reported
Suse	netpbm	rpm	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15	`10.80.1-3.3.36`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:0855-1	Not reported
Suse	netpbm	rpm	linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15	`10.80.1-3.3.36`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:0855-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libnetpbm11]Unknown
Source package: [netpbm]
Details (1)
- 11.14.0-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.93.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · netpbm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libnetpbm11-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [netpbm]
Details (1)
- 11.14.0-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.93.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · netpbm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libnetpbm-devel]Unknown
Source package: [netpbm]
Details (1)
- 11.14.0-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.93.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · netpbm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[netpbm]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm]
Details (1)
- 11.14.0-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 10.93.0-1.6
  dsa · netpbm · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libnetpbm11]Not affected
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm
[libnetpbm-dev]Not affected
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm
[netpbm]Not affected
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:58 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]