CVE-2008-5317
Little cms color engine (lcms) Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 3, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5317
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected Little cms color engine (lcms) packages.
- Upgrade to Little cms color engine (lcms) version 1.17 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-5317.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5317 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5317
weaknesses.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-5317 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-5317 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33066 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33219 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-693-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10685 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47120 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.95 }} -1.65%
score
0.74281
percentile