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CVE-2005-2471

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-08-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Netpbm Netpbm

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References