CVE-2008-0554

Buffer overflow in the readImageData function in giftopnm.c in netpbm before 10.27 in netpbm before 10.27 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

Published: 2008-02-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0554 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.22%). EPSS rose +2.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0554

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 2.21% 4.22% +2.01%
2 2026-04-25 1.72% 2.21% +0.48%
3 2025-10-28 — 1.72% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0554

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0554

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0554

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-0554 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-2008-0554
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0554
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0554 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netpbm-free), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0554

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0554

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netpbm netpbm <= 10.26 cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0554

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