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CVE-2026-120435

📛 CVE Title

Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.30, and 11.15.08 Heap Overflow in xpmtoppm

Description

Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains a heap buffer overflow in xpmtoppm caused by an unvalidated characters-per-pixel value in the XPM header. Attackers can supply a crafted XPM file with characters-per-pixel greater than 3 to overrun fixed 3-byte colorName hash entries, causing crashes or potentially code execution.

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
VulnCheck
CVSS severity
HIGH
CVSS score
CVSS 8.5 / 10 8.5 8.5 / 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Effective score
8.5 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-787
Reserved
2026-11-02
Published
2026-11-02 14:28 UTC
Last updated
2026-11-02 14:28 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120435.json
Linked Threat
CVE-2026-120435 — Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.30, and 11.15.08 Heap Overflow in xpmtoppm

Affected products (1)

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Netpbm Netpbm 0 (affected), 11.0 (affected), 11.03 (affected) —

Vendor references (6)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

Web references (0)

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-120435.json.

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