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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-878-1 New netpbm-free packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-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 modifying the stack.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-210-1 netpbm vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:30.137Z

Reserved: 2005-09-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2978

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-18T22:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2978

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2005-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2978 - Bugzilla

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