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CVE-2005-3662

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3662 describes an off-by-one buffer overflow in greg_roelofs pnmtopng versions prior to 2.39, specifically when processing PNM files with exactly 256 colors using the -alpha option. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution if an attacker provides a specially crafted PNM file. While the attack vector is local, requiring user interaction, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.37.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:pnmtopng:2.37.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.37.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:pnmtopng:2.37.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.37.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:pnmtopng:2.37.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.37.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:pnmtopng:2.37.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:pnmtopng:2.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: netpbm-0:9.24-11.30.4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-3662Moderate

security flaw

Nov 12, 2005

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
secunia.com / advisories/17544
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17671
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17679
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17828
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18186
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18517
Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9583
usn.ubuntu.com / 218-1
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-904
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-843.html
securityfocus.com / bid/15427
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/2418
Vendor Advisory