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CVE-2005-2978

Publication date 18 October 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
netpbm-free 7.04 feisty
Fixed 10.0-10ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 10.0-10ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 10.0-10ubuntu1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-210-1
    • netpbm vulnerability
    • 18 October 2005

Other references