iccDEV has HBO in CIccTagTextDescription::Release()
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00196 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InternationalColorConsortium | iccDEV | up to 2.3.1.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- iccDEV VendorInternationalColorConsortium Affected up to 2.3.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:color:iccdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.1.4 | Vulnerable | InternationalColorConsortium |
- cpe:2.3:a:color:iccdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.1.4 Vulnerable ·InternationalColorConsortium
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27692
References
Patch 2
More InternationalColorConsortium Iccdev vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-17458 iccDEV has a Use After Free vulnerability in CIccCmm class via improper hint manager object deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17462 iccDEV has heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in CIccLocalizedUnicode::GetText() CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-19673 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in CIccTagNamedColor2::SetSize() CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-18353 iccDEV has a heap-buffer-overflow in SIccCalcOp::Describe() at IccProfLib/IccMpeCalc.cpp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-17865 iccDEV has heap-buffer-overflow in CIccCLUT::Init() at IccProfLib/IccTagLut.cpp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-17741 iccDEV has heap-buffer-overflow in SIccCalcOp::Describe() at IccProfLib/IccMpeCalc.cpp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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