Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2978
CVE-2005-2978
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.
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Affected products
26cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 25 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <10.25
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
16- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17221nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17222nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17256nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17265nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17282nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17357nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/nvd
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