6.8

CVE-2008-0554: netpbm

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0131DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0554DSA-1579-1
Published 08-02-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0554 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in netpbm. EPSS estimates a 4.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-02-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat4 products
  • netpbm< 0:9.24-9.AS21.7 | < 0:9.24-11.30.5 | < 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
  • netpbm-debuginfo< 0:9.24-11.30.5 | < 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
  • netpbm-devel< 0:9.24-9.AS21.7 | < 0:9.24-11.30.5 | < 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
  • netpbm-progs< 0:9.24-9.AS21.7 | < 0:9.24-11.30.5 | < 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
Debian1 product
  • netpbm-free< 10.0-11.1 | < 2:10.0-11.1+etch1
Netpbm1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

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