CVE-2005-2471

Published: Aug 5, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Netpbm: Netpbm

Netpbm

1 product

Netpbm

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netpbm Netpbm	Version 2.10.0.8

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/16184

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18330

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19436

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014752

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1021

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/18253

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-743.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14379

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0038/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21500

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11645

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757