Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | lcms | 1.19-19.8 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10340-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10340-1 lcms-1.19-19.8 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- USN-3770-2 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=992975
- 61607 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=718682
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1560 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=991757
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1547 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130822 Re: CVE request: lcms 1.x buffer overflows mailing-list