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CVE-2012-4405

Published: Sep 18, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 5.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple integer underflows in the icmLut_allocate function in International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib), as used in Ghostscript 9.06 and Argyll Color Management System, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue is also described as an array index error.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
SUSE Linux EnterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
argyllcms
oss-projectaka argyll cms
cmsOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
color
oss-projectaka demoiccmax, iccdev, icclib
icclibLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ghostscript
oss-project
ghostscriptLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
security.gentoo.org
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301
wiki.mageia.org
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