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CVE-2008-5316

Published: Dec 3, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
lcmslittlecms
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
little cms color enginelittlecms
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
littlecmsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka little cms, lcms
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34
lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
securityfocus.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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