DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2978

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2978

    Published: 18 Oct 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-2978

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: netpbm-free

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/netpbm-free?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:10.0-10

    Affected versions

    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