CVE-2005-1142
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
CVE-2005-1142- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
CVE-2005-1142- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1145No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1145- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f86-ff42-6g2fNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
GHSA-6f86-ff42-6g2f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
CVE-2005-1142- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1142No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when it is not using netpbm, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a P3 format PNM file with more data than implied by its width and height values.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1142- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1142 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gocr Optical Character Recognition Utility, published April 15, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.15%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in gocr 0.39-5.