CVE-2008-5316

N/A Unknown
Published: December 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.16 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to a length parameter inconsistency involving the contents of "the input file," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2741.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

littlecms

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