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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2008-5316 json

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.16 allows attackers to h…

published 2008-12-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5293

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.16 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to a length parameter inconsistency involving the contents of "the input file," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2741.

Patch / fix

  • lcms RHEL 5 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
  • python-lcms RHEL 5 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0011

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-5316 updated

lcms: insufficient input validation in ReadEmbeddedTextTag

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, python-lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, python-lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, python-lcms 1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0011

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Exploit prediction

2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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