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.
Published: 2008-12-03
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1684-1 New lcms packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5294 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-652-1 LittleCMS vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-693-1 LittleCMS vulnerability
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Littlecms Lcms Little Cms Color Engine
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.438Z

Reserved: 2008-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5317

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-03T17:30:00.540

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5317

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5317 - Bugzilla

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