Buffer overflow in Nasa Ames Research Center Bigview
CVE-2008-2542
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Nasa_ames_research_center Bigview — versions 1.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2542?
- CVE-2008-2542 is a vulnerability in Nasa Ames Research Center Bigview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-06-05.
- Is CVE-2008-2542 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.