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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)…
High7.5EPSS 3.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- netpbm-dsafer-command-execution(21500) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14379 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11645 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 2005-0038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- DSA-1021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18330 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1014752 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 19436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 16184 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 18253 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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