netpbm: GIF handling buffer overflow in giftopnm
Published Feb 8, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
netpbm-0:9.24-9.AS21.7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
netpbm-0:9.24-11.30.5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
netpbm-0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0131
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | netpbm-0:9.24-9.AS21.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0131 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | netpbm-0:9.24-11.30.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0131 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | netpbm-0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0131 |
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:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.39% (0.04388) | 91.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04217) | 89.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02060) | 82.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.72% (0.05717) | 93.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 6.06% (0.06061) | 93.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 5.86% (0.05858) | 93.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.22% (0.04221) | 90.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464056 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29079 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30280 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-665-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1579 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0131.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27682 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019358 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0460 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0554 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431525 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2216 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0554
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10975 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0554
Change history (0)
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