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CVE-2008-0554 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464056 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29079 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30280 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32607 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-665-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1579 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:039 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0131.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27682 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019358 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0460 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2216 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10975 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0554
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.