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CVE-2008-5317: littlecms lcms Numeric Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 03-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5317 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in littlecms lcms. EPSS estimates a 2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-1684-1RHSA-2009:0011

Timeline

  1. 03-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Littlecms2 products
  • lcms≤ 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15
  • little_cms_color_engine≤ 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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