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CVE-2008-5317

Published: Dec 3, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 20.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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-189

Affected Products

n/an/a
CentOSThe CentOS Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
lcmslittlecms
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
little cms color enginelittlecms
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
the centos projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka centos
littlecmsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka little cms, lcms

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
secunia.com
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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