CVE-2025-29070
LCMS2 Heap Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because "this is not exploitable as this function is never called on normal color management, is there only as a helper for low-level programming and investigation."
INFO
Published Date :
April 1, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 4, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-29070
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Update lcms2 to version 2.17 or later.
- Recompile applications using the lcms2 library.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-29070 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2025-29070.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475 | |
| https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475#issuecomment-2696785063 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-29070 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-29070
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-122 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag disputed Changed Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because "this is not exploitable as this function is never called on normal color management, is there only as a helper for low-level programming and investigation." Added Reference https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475#issuecomment-2696785063 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Added Reference https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475