Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the ReadSetOfCurves function in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in…

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the ReadSetOfCurves function in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file associated with a large integer value for the (1) input or (2) output channel, related to the ReadLUT_A2B and ReadLUT_B2A functions.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
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Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (41)

• FEDORA-2009-2970 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• littlecms-readsetofcurves-bo(49330) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:137 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 34632 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34450 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1021869 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2928 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-744-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-1745 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 34675 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34454 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2982 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2903 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 34382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2009-083-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 34418 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20090320 [oCERT-2009-003] LittleCMS integer errors (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0377 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 34782 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34367 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0339 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487512 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0775 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34463 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1769 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 34400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:121 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20090320 LittleCMS vulnerabilities (OpenJDK, Firefox, GIMP, etc. impacted) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2910 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 34185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200904-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2983 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:48 UTC.