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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1684-1 New lcms packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5294 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-652-1 LittleCMS vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-693-1 LittleCMS vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.438Z

Reserved: 2008-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5317

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-03T17:30:00.540

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5317

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5317 - Bugzilla

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