CVE-2005-1142

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    CVE-2005-1142

    Published: 15 Apr 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.

    References: http://www.overflow.pl/adv/gocr.txt, http://www.overflow.pl/adv/gocr.txt, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111358557823673&w=2

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High