CVE-2005-1142 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the readpgm function of GOCR 0.40, specifically when processing P3 format PNM files without netpbm. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed image file with excessive data. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gocr:optical_character_recognition_utility:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gocr:optical_character_recognition_utility:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gocr:optical_character_recognition_utility:0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gocr:optical_character_recognition_utility:0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gocr:optical_character_recognition_utility:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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