CVE-2005-2978
pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (PNM) images to Portable Network Graphics (PNG), which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (PNM) images to Portable Network Graphics (PNG), which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the stack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.87% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netpbm/netpbm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.