vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2005-2471

pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM,…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.7%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM, or (3) PNM file, which allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/21500 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14379 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11645 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • trustix.org /errata/2005/0038/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1021 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18330 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1014752 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19436 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16184 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-743.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /18253 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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