MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 7, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.05%
Description
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2) reduce, or (3) rotate operations.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- ≤ 4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
xloadimage-0:4.1-36.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:802
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xloadimage-0:4.1-36.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:802
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | xloadimage-0:4.1-36.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:802 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xloadimage-0:4.1-36.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:802 |
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.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.05% 0.04047
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04047
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 | 4.05% (0.04047) | 90.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.16% (0.04159) | 89.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 84.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.79% (0.06789) | 85.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 84.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.31% (0.02311) | 90.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 89.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.39% (0.02387) | 88.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.62/SCOSA-2005.62.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.56/SCOSA-2005.56.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112862493918840&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/17139 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17143 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17273 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17369 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/18491 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015072 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-013.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-858 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-859 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-26.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:192 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-802.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433935/30/5010/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15051 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3178 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617789 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3178
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10590 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3178
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Oct 7, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 7, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3178
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a