7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-2978
Netpbm pnmtopng Uninitialized Stack Variable Vuln
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2005, 10:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2978 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netpbm netpbm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2978.

URL Resource
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.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278 Exploit 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.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135
https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2978 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-210-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10135 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2978 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2978 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.17 }} -0.38%

score

0.89555

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability