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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2471 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.74%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 | 2026-06-15 | 2.05% | 3.74% | +1.69% |
| 2 | 2025-07-16 | 2.28% | 2.05% | -0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 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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low | CVE-2005-2471 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2471 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2471 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2471/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-2471 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2471 |