CVE - CVE-2005-2978

CVE-ID
CVE-2005-2978	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1015071 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071 MISC:15128 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128 MISC:17221 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17221 MISC:17222 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17222 MISC:17256 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17256 MISC:17265 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17265 MISC:17282 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17282 MISC:17357 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/17357 MISC:ADV-2005-2133 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-878 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878 MISC:GLSA-200510-18 URL:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml MISC:RHSA-2005:793 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2005:024 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html MISC:USN-210-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10135 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20050919	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050919)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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