CVE-2005-1141

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 15, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in the readpgm function in pnm.c for GOCR 0.40, when using the netpbm library, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNM file with large width and height values, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111358557823673&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/gocr.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111358557823673&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/gocr.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.3%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

optical_character_recognition_project