Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in NetPBM 9.20 and earlier, and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via "maths overflow errors" such as (1) integer signedness errors or (2) integer overflows, which lead to buffer overflows.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | lpr | 1:2000.05.07-4.20 | — |
| Debian 14 | netpbm-free | 2:9.20-9 | — |
| Debian 13 | lpr | 1:2000.05.07-4.20 | — |
| Debian 13 | netpbm-free | 2:9.20-9 | — |
| Debian 12 | lpr | 1:2000.05.07-4.20 | — |
| Debian 12 | netpbm-free | 2:9.20-9 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | netpbm-free | 2:9.20-8.2 | DSA-263 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-263 netpbm-free - math overflow errors Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-263 vendor-advisory
- 6979 vdb-entry
- VU#630433 third-party-advisory
- CLSA-2003:656 vendor-advisory
- netpbm-multiple-bo(11463) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2003:060 vendor-advisory
- 20030228 NetPBM, multiple vulnerabilities mailing-list