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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5316 · published 3 December 2008

CVE-2008-5316: Littlecms lcms memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Littlecms · Lcms

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.8% · top 14.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 ExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531
http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsio1.c?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 ExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3 Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47119
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10531

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5316), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.