CVE catalog
CVE-2005-2978
netpbm-free: CVE-2005-2978
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.87% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
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 | 2:10.0-10 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | netpbm-free | source | forky | 2:10.0-10 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | netpbm-free | source | trixie | 2:10.0-10 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | netpbm-free | source | bookworm | 2:10.0-10 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnetpbm11]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
2:11.01.00-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
2:11.01.00-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
- [libnetpbm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
2:11.01.00-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
2:11.01.00-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
- [netpbm]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
2:11.01.00-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · bookworm; dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 12
2:11.01.00-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · 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 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
2:11.10.02-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
- [libnetpbm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
2:11.10.02-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
2:11.10.02-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
- [netpbm]Fixed
Source package: [netpbm-free]
Details (2)
2:11.10.02-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
2:11.10.02-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2:10.0-10dsa · netpbm-free · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2978]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-878-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2978]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2005/cve-2005-2978.json]
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