CVE catalog

CVE-2005-2471

netpbm-free: CVE-2005-2471

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 5, 2005, 4:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.74% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	netpbm-free	sid	`2:11.13.03+ds-2`	fixed
Debian	netpbm-free	forky	`2:11.13.03+ds-2`	fixed
Debian	netpbm-free	trixie	`2:11.10.02-1`	fixed
Debian	netpbm-free	bookworm	`2:11.01.00-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	netpbm-free	source	sid	`2:10.0-9`	low	Not reported	[319757]
Debian	netpbm-free	source	forky	`2:10.0-9`	low	Not reported	[319757]
Debian	netpbm-free	source	trixie	`2:10.0-9`	low	Not reported	[319757]
Debian	netpbm-free	source	bookworm	`2:10.0-9`	low	Not reported	[319757]

[Debian bug #319757]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libnetpbm11]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
[libnetpbm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
[netpbm]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.01.00-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
- 2:11.01.00-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libnetpbm11t64]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.10.02-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
- 2:11.10.02-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
[libnetpbm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.10.02-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
- 2:11.10.02-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
[netpbm]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
- 2:11.10.02-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
- 2:11.10.02-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:10.0-9
  dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]