CVE-2008-2542
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
- Record
CVE-2008-2542- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
- Record
CVE-2008-2542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2537 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2537- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48q9-qvmx-w7gq No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
- Record
GHSA-48q9-qvmx-w7gq- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 - '.PNM' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-06-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2542 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Nasa Ames Research Center Bigview, published June 5, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.76%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references
secunia.com/advisories/30546
coresecurity.com?action=item&id=2304
securityreason.com/securityalert/3924
securityfocus.com/bid/29517
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2542
github.com/advisories/GHSA-48q9-qvmx-w7gq