CVE-2012-4405: argyllcms cms Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-4405 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in argyllcms cms. EPSS estimates a 7.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-09-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple integer underflows in the icmLut_allocate function in International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib), as used in Ghostscript 9.06 and Argyll Color Management System, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue is also described as an array index error.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.49% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
- ghostscript< 0:8.70-14.el5_8.1 | < 0:8.70-14.el6_3.1
- ghostscript-debuginfo< 0:8.70-14.el5_8.1 | < 0:8.70-14.el6_3.1
- ghostscript-devel< 0:8.70-14.el5_8.1 | < 0:8.70-14.el6_3.1
- ghostscript-doc< 0:8.70-14.el6_3.1
- ghostscript-gtk< 0:8.70-14.el5_8.1 | < 0:8.70-14.el6_3.1
Debian2 products
- argyll< 1.4.0-7
- ghostscript< 9.05~dfsg-6.1 | < 8.71~dfsg2-9+squeeze1
Argyllcms1 product
- cmsna
Color1 product
- icclibna
Ghostscript1 product
- ghostscript9.06
5 vendors · 10 products
References
23 links- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301X Refsource CONFIRM