pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM, or (3) PNM file, which allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-1021-1 | New netpbm-free packages fix arbitrary command execution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-2472 | pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM, or (3) PNM file, which allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-164-1 | netpbm vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:00.952Z
Reserved: 2005-08-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-2471
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-08-05T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-2471
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN