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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5317 · published 3 December 2008

CVE-2008-5317: Littlecms lcms vulnerability

Littlecms · Lcms

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.2% · top 18.5% CWE-189 · CWE-189
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/
http://lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c?view=diff&r1=1.16&r2=1.17 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33066
http://secunia.com/advisories/33219
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1684
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47120
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
https://usn.ubuntu.com/693-1/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5317), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.