Little cms ICC profile buffer overflow
| littlecms-iccprofile-bo (34331) |  High Risk |
Description:
Little cms is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the embedded ICC profile image parser. By creating a specially-crafted JPEG image with an ICC profile, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash if the attacker could persuade the victim to view the malicious image.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Update to the latest version of Little cms (1.15 or later), available from the Little cms Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Chris Evans Security Advisory CESA-2007-001: lcms ICC parser flaws.
- Little cms Web site: Little cms.
- BID-24001: Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2741: Stack-based buffer overflow in Little CMS (lcms) before 1.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICC profile in a JPG file.
- MDKSA-2007:238: Updated liblcms package fixes buffer overflow
- SA25294: Little cms ICC Profile Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2007:024: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-652-1: LittleCMS vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1837: Little CMS Library ICC Profiles Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Little cms Little cms 1.13 and prior
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux
Reported:
May 15, 2007
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