pamperspective in Netpbm before 10.35.48 does not properly calculate a window height, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4799 is rated Moderate Risk (44/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.66%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.54% | 1.66% | +1.12% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.64% | 0.54% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
unimportant | CVE-2008-4799 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4799 |
redhat
|
— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4799 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2008-4799 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4799 |
This issue can only cause pamperspective to crash when used on specially crafted messages. We do not consider this to be a security issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| netpbm | netpbm | <= 10.35.47 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 8.3 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.3 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.6 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.7 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.8 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.9 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.10 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.11 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.12 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.13 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.14 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.15 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.16 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.17 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.18 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.19 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.20 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.21 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.22 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.23 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.24 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 9.25 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.2 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.3 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.4 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.5 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.6 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.7 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.8 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.9 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.10 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.12 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.13 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.14 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.15 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.16 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.17 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.18 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.19 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.20 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.21 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.22 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.23 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.24 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.25 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.26 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.27 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.28 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.29 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.30 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.31 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.32 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.33 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.34 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.00 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.01 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.02 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.03 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.04 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.05 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.06 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.07 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.08 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.09 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.10 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.11 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.12 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.13 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netpbm | netpbm | 10.35.14 | cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.35.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |