CVE-2005-3632

Multiple buffer overflows in pnmtopng in netpbm 10.0 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.

Published: 2005-11-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3632 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3632

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 0.24% 0.60% +0.36%
2 2025-03-30 0.30% 0.24% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3632

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3632

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3632

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-3632 medium 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-2005-3632
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3632
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3632 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-2005-3632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3632

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netpbm netpbm 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 9.23 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 9.24 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 9.25 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netpbm netpbm 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3632

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