Multiple vulnerabilities in NetPBM 9.20 and earlier, and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via "maths overflow errors" such as (1) integer signedness errors or (2) integer overflows, which lead to buffer overflows.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0146 is rated Moderate Risk (61.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 3.09% | 3.88% | +0.79% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.88% | 3.09% | -0.79% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2003-0146 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (lpr, netpbm-free), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0146 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0146 |