---
id: "CVE-2026-120433"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120433"]
title: "Netpbm: crafted PICT file overflows stack in picttoppm, enabling code execution"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["image-conversion", "linux", "netpbm", "package"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-pict-input", "picttoppm-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T15:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T15:24:01+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T15:25:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120433", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T15:24:01+00:00"}]
---

# Netpbm: crafted PICT file overflows stack in picttoppm, enabling code execution

Netpbm's picttoppm tool does not bound the number of polygon points in a PICT file, so a polygon with more than 100 points overwrites a fixed stack array. An attacker who supplies a crafted PICT file can crash the tool or potentially run code.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Netpbm version (for example with `pnmcat --version` or your package manager's query) and compare it with the fixed ranges below.
- Look for the `picttoppm` binary and whether your pipelines or services convert PICT files with it.

## Fix

- Netpbm `10.86.51` or later in the 10.x line
- Netpbm `11.02.30` or later in the 11.02 line
- Netpbm `11.15.08` or later in the 11.x line from 11.03

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T15:24:01+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120433

## Documents

- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netpbm-before-10.86.51-11.02.30-and-11.15.08-picttoppm-stack-buffer-overflow-via-paintpoly

## From the sources

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.

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