CVE-2005-2471

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductNetpbm
PublishedAug 5, 2005
First seenAug 5, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netpbm netpbm2.10.0.8—

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