security flaw
Published Aug 5, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.74%
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 products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
netpbm-0:9.24-11.30.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
netpbm-0:10.25-2.EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:743
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | netpbm-0:9.24-11.30.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:743 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | netpbm-0:10.25-2.EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:743 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03741) | 89.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03741) | 88.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02285) | 83.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.21% (0.04206) | 80.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 80.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 87.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 87.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02054) | 87.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18330 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19436 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014752 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/18253 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-743.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14379 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0038/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2471 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617722 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21500 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11645 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2471
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.