lcms: insufficient input validation in ReadEmbeddedTextTag
Published Dec 3, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.15
- 1.07
- 1.08
- 1.09
- 1.10
- 1.11
- 1.12
- 1.13
- 1.14
- ≤ 1.15
- 1.07
- 1.08
- 1.09
- 1.10
- 1.11
- 1.12
- 1.13
- 1.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
lcms-0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0011
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | lcms-0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0011 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 85.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 84.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.60% (0.02603) | 76.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01399) | 79.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 84.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 84.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01217) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33066 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5316 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473462 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5316
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5316
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33066 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5316 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473462 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5316 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5316 |
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