Is CVE-2005-2978 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2978 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2978?

CVE-2005-2978 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2978?

CVE-2005-2978 has an EPSS score of 4.87% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2978?

Upgrade netpbm-free on debian 11 to 2:10.0-10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2978

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (PNM) images to Portable Network Graphics (PNG), which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the stack.

How to fix

Remediation Available

netpbm-freeDebian

Fixed in:2:10.0-10CVE-2005-2978

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

4.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory1

redhat.com

Other references14

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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.