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CVE-2017-5849

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.93%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-5849
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.93%

Original NVD Description

tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted tiff image file, related to transposing width and height values.