CVE-2026-30979: iccDEV has a heap-based buffer overflow in CIccCalculatorFunc::InitSelectOp()

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-30979 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in color iccdev. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-03-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-03-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in CIccCalculatorFunc::InitSelectOp() triggered with local user interaction causing memory corruption/crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
• 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-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.