53255 : International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib) icc.c Crafted Image File Handling Multiple Overflows
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-03-19

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-0583" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain &quot;native color space,&quot; related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

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References

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-03-24 | Disagree?

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