CVE-2008-5317
Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.17 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via a file containing a certain "number of entries" value, which is interpreted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.17 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via a file containing a certain "number of entries" value, which is interpreted improperly, leading to an allocation of insufficient memory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.16% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- littlecms/lcms · littlecms/little cms color engine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/
- http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.