# CVE-2005-2978: pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/210-1/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-793.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15128
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10135

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