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CVE-2005-3662

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option ...

4.6 MediumFix available

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Exploit likelihood

0.60%Down 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
CVE-2005-3662
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
CVE-2005-3662
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3659 No score

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
EUVD-2005-3659
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69w9-429r-r7vm No score

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option ...

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
GHSA-69w9-429r-r7vm
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
CVE-2005-3662
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3662 No score

Off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng before 2.39, when using the -alpha command line option (Alphas_Of_Color), allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3662
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
netpbm-free
Debian:12
 before 2:10.0-10.1
2:10.0-10.1
netpbm-free
Debian:13
 before 2:10.0-10.1
2:10.0-10.1
netpbm-free
Debian:14
 before 2:10.0-10.1
2:10.0-10.1
netpbm-free
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2:9.20-8.5, plus listed versions
2:9.20-8.4
2:9.20-8.5
netpbm-free
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2:10.0-8sarge2, plus listed versions
2:10.0-82:10.0-8sarge1
2:10.0-8sarge2
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:9.24-11.30.4
0:9.24-11.30.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-3662 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Greg Roelofs Pnmtopng, published November 18, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in netpbm-free 2:10.0-10.1.

References

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