CVE-2005-2978

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-10-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2978 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.87%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2978

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2978

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 4.58% 4.87% +0.29%
2 2025-06-29 5.16% 4.58% -0.58%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.16% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2978

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2978

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2978

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-2978 not yet assigned 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-2005-2978
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2978
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2978 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2978

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2978

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netpbm netpbm 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.4 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.6 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.7 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.8 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.9 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.10 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.11 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.12 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.13 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.14 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.15 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.16 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.17 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.18 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.19 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.20 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.21 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.22 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.23 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.24 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2978

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