CVE-2005-2471 Affecting netpbm-free package, versions <2:10.0-9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.74% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-NETPBMFREE-21279833
  • published20 Oct 2026
  • disclosed5 Aug 2005

Introduced: 5 Aug 2005

CVE-2005-2471  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest netpbm-free to version 2:10.0-9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netpbm-free package and not the netpbm-free package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM, or (3) PNM file, which allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS Base Scores

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