Integer overflow in Optical Character Recognition Project
CVE-2005-1141
Integer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when using the netpbm library, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNM file with large width and height values, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Optical Character Recognition Project — versions 0.40
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List)
- www.overflow.pl/adv/gocr.txt (Exploit, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1141?
- CVE-2005-1141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Optical Character Recognition Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2005-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2005-1141?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.