CVE-2026-24852: iccDEV has a heap-buffer-overflow in icXmlParseTextString()

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-24852 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in color iccdev. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-01-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 28-01-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.2, a heap buffer over-read when the strlen() function attempts to read a non-null-terminated buffer potentially leaking heap memory contents and causing application termination. This vulnerability affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. ICC Profile Injection vulnerabilities arise when user-controllable input is incorporated into ICC profile data or other structured binary blobs in an unsafe manner. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a fix for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
• CWE-170Improper Null TerminationThe product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.