Is CVE-2005-2471 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2471 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2471?

CVE-2005-2471 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2471?

CVE-2005-2471 has an EPSS score of 3.74% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2471?

Upgrade netpbm-free on debian 11 to 2:10.0-9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2471

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

pstopnm in netpbm does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into a (1) PBM, (2) PGM, or (3) PNM file, which allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

How to fix

Remediation Available

netpbm-freeDebian

Fixed in:2:10.0-9CVE-2005-2471

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Other references9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.