CVE-2008-2542
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 4.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 4.8% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2537)
- Published
- June 5, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2537 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nasa ames research center / bigview
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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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