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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 18, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified