FKIE_CVE-2008-5317

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-03 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33066
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33219
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
littlecms lcms *
littlecms lcms 1.07
littlecms lcms 1.08
littlecms lcms 1.09
littlecms lcms 1.10
littlecms lcms 1.11
littlecms lcms 1.12
littlecms lcms 1.13
littlecms lcms 1.14
littlecms lcms 1.15
littlecms little_cms_color_engine *
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.07
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.08
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.09
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.10
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.11
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.12
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.13
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.14
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.15
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