Buffer overflow in Netpbm
CVE-2008-0554
Buffer overflow in the readImageData function in giftopnm.c in netpbm before 10.27 in netpbm before 10.27 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-665-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27682 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0131.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10975 (signature, vdb-entry)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/29079 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32607 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30280 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0554?
- CVE-2008-0554 is a vulnerability in Netpbm, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-02-08.
- Is CVE-2008-0554 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.