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CVE-2008-0554

Buffer overflow in the readImageData function in giftopnm.c in netpbm before 10.27 in netpbm...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.39%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2008-0554
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-0554
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0564 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-0564
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3qj-hhm6-3g3m No score

Buffer overflow in the readImageData function in giftopnm.c in netpbm before 10.27 in netpbm...

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.

Record
GHSA-q3qj-hhm6-3g3m
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-0554
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0554 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0554
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
netpbm-free
Debian:12
 before 10.0-11.1
10.0-11.1
netpbm-free
Debian:13
 before 10.0-11.1
10.0-11.1
netpbm-free
Debian:14
 before 10.0-11.1
10.0-11.1
netpbm-free
Debian:4.0
 before 2:10.0-11.1+etch1, plus listed versions
2:10.0-112:10.0-11.1
2:10.0-11.1+etch1
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
 before 0:9.24-9.AS21.7
0:9.24-9.AS21.7
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:9.24-11.30.5
0:9.24-11.30.5
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
netpbm-progs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1
0:10.25-2.EL4.6.el4_6.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2008-0554 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netpbm, published February 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.39%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in netpbm-free 10.0-11.1.

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