Stack-based buffer overflow in the vgasco_printf function in Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the vgasco_printf function in Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer (BMV) 1.2, when compiled with the M_UNIX flag and running setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long filename in the -b command line option.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00343 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3279
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr2v-gvjp-qp66
References
More Jan Kybic Bitmap Viewer vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03103 Integer overflow in the openpsfile function in gsinterf.c for Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-3279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pr2v-gvjp-qp66 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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