CVE-2012-4405

Published: September 18, 2012Last modified: November 10, 2023

Description

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.

Status

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50719
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411
• https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301