Description
Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the picttoppm paintPoly() function due to an unbounded polygon point count. Attackers can supply a crafted PICT file with a polygon exceeding 100 points to overwrite the fixed pts array, causing crashes or potentially code execution.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.x before 11.02.30, and 11.03 before 11.15.08 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the picttoppm paintPoly() function due to an unbounded polygon point count. Attackers can supply a crafted PICT file with a polygon exceeding 100 points to overwrite the fixed pts array, causing crashes or potentially code execution.
Title Netpbm before 10.86.51, 11.02.30, and 11.15.08 picttoppm Stack Buffer Overflow via paintPoly
First Time appeared Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netpbm Project
Netpbm Project netpbm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}


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Netpbm Project Netpbm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T16:05:59.533Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:13.117Z

Link: CVE-2026-120433

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T16:05:53.063Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-02T15:17:24.940

Modified: 2026-11-02T19:14:53.030

Link: CVE-2026-120433

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-02T14:28:57Z

Links: CVE-2026-120433 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T02:15:18Z

Weaknesses