Description
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Published: 2026-02-25
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service via Heap Buffer Overflow Read
Action: Patch
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Color
Color iccdev
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:color:iccdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Color
Color iccdev

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Internationalcolorconsortium
Internationalcolorconsortium iccdev
Vendors & Products Internationalcolorconsortium
Internationalcolorconsortium iccdev

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Title iccDEV has HBO in CIccTagTextDescription::Release()
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-170
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


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Color Iccdev
Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-25T20:42:56.820Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T17:56:51.202Z

Link: CVE-2026-27692

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-25T15:20:52.727

Modified: 2026-02-26T15:43:56.077

Link: CVE-2026-27692

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Updated: 2026-04-17T15:30:06Z

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