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CVE-2012-4405 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
argyllcms cms	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:cms:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
color icclib	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:color:icclib:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
ghostscript ghostscript	9.06
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:9.06:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 7, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2012-4405 Details

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