CVE-2008-5317

Published: 3 December 2008

Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.17 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via a file containing a certain "number of entries" value, which is interpreted improperly, leading to an allocation of insufficient memory.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
lcms Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.13-1ubuntu0.1)
	gutsy	Released (1.16-5ubuntu3.1)
	hardy	Released (1.16-7ubuntu1.1)
	intrepid	Released (1.16-10ubuntu0.1)
	upstream	Released (1.17)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-652-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-693-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5317
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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