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CVE-2005-3662

Published: Nov 18, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

pnmtopng greg roelofs

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

greg roelofsindividual-devOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

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References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U

patches.sgi.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17544

http://secunia.com/advisories/17671

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Timeline

Published

Nov 18, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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