CVE-2006-3145 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in NetPBM's pamtofits tool, potentially causing crashes or executing arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-3145?

CVE-2006-3145 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in pamtofits of NetPBM 10.30 through 10.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code when assembling the header, possibly related to an off-by-one error.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3145?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netpbm Netpbm.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-3145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gvx8-q9hp-2vcv.

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