CVE-2018-16435

lcms2: Integer overflow in AllocateDataSet() in cmscgats.c leading to heap-based buffer overflow

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetData function via a crafted file in the second argument to cmsIT8LoadFromFile.

Little CMS (también conocido como Little Color Management System) 2.9 tiene un desbordamiento de enteros en la función AllocateDataSet en cmscgats.c que conduce a un desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap) en la función SetData mediante un archivo manipulado en el segundo argumento en cmsIT8LoadFromFile.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-09-03 CVE Reserved
2018-09-04 CVE Published
2023-08-28 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00005.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/171	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/768f70ca405cd3159d990e962d54456773bb8cf8	2021-05-26

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004	2021-05-26
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-18	2021-05-26
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1	2021-05-26
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2	2021-05-26
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4284	2021-05-26
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16435	2018-10-24
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628969	2018-10-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Littlecms Search vendor "Littlecms"		Little Cms Color Engine Search vendor "Littlecms" for product "Little Cms Color Engine"				2.9 Search vendor "Littlecms" for product "Little Cms Color Engine" and version "2.9"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected