CVE-2008-2542

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-06-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: 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 products

Nasa Ames Research Center Bigview: 1.8

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30546
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847
http://secunia.com/advisories/30546
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29517

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