Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.19 and earlier…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.19 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICC color profile to the icctrans utility or (2) TIFF image to the tiffdiff utility.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.19 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.07 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.08 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.09 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
| cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15 | Vulnerable | littlecms |
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.19 Vulnerable ·littlecms
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15 Vulnerable ·littlecms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4276
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g29-grmj-m4x3
- 2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More littlecms Little Cms Color Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-06107 Double free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function in cmscnvrt.c in liblcms2 in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-05061 Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-05062 Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-08241 The Type_MLU_Read function in cmstypes.c in Little CMS (aka lcms2) allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2018-11782 Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2013-03633 Little CMS (lcms2) before 2.5, as used in OpenJDK 7 and possibly other products, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-4276 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4276 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g29-grmj-m4x3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4276 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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