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TI-2008-05061 Aliases CVE-2008-5316GHSA-hwr4-gr5c-2vfm

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02779 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.15Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.07Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.08Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.09Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.15Vulnerablelittlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.15 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.07 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.08 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.09 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.15 Vulnerable ·littlecms
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.07Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.08Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.09Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14Vulnerablelittlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.07 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.08 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.09 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·littlecms

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0011 Released 2009-01-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    lcms security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386, lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386, python-lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2, lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0011

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwr4-gr5c-2vfm

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2007-02652 Stack-based buffer overflow in Little CMS (lcms) before 1.15 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-05062 Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-00755 cmsxform.c in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.18, as used in OpenJDK and other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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