CVE-2012-4405 (GCVE-0-2012-4405)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-18 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
Summary
Multiple integer underflows in the icmLut_allocate function in International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib), as used in Ghostscript 9.06 and Argyll Color Management System, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue is also described as an array index error.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 1014 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/50719 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Date Public
2012-09-11 00:00
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