CVE-2008-2542

NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 - '.PNM' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la función getline en Ppm/ppm.C en NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8, permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un fichero PNM.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-06-03 CVE Reserved
2008-06-04 First Exploit
2008-06-05 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-11-07 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/30546	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924	Third Party Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31872	2008-06-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nasa Ames Research Center Search vendor "Nasa Ames Research Center"		Bigview Search vendor "Nasa Ames Research Center" for product "Bigview"				1.8 Search vendor "Nasa Ames Research Center" for product "Bigview" and version "1.8"		-		Affected