CVE-2008-2542

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded

http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924

http://secunia.com/advisories/30546

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-05

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04761

Detections

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