CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-2542
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-06-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
Affected configurations
• nasa ames research center bigview 1.8
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30546 secunia.com
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924 securityreason.com
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304 www.coresecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30546 secunia.com
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924 securityreason.com
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304 www.coresecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com