Is CVE-2017-2579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-2579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-2579?

CVE-2017-2579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-2579?

CVE-2017-2579 has an EPSS score of 1.61% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2579?

Upgrade netpbm-free on debian 12 to 2:10.97.00-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2579

LOWEPSS 73th pctl

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in netpbm before 10.61. The expandCodeOntoStack() function has an insufficient code value check, so that a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash or possibly allows code execution.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

netpbm-freeDebian

Fixed in:2:10.97.00-1CVE-2017-2579

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references1

lists.opensuse.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.