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CVE-2005-2978

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-10-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Netpbm Netpbm

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References