CVE - CVE-2012-4405

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-4405	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1027517 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517 MISC:50719 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50719 MISC:55494 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494 MISC:GLSA-201412-17 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml MISC:MDVSA-2012:151 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2013:089 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2013:090 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2012:1256 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2012:1222 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html MISC:USN-1581-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20120911 CVE-2012-4405 ghostscript, argyllcms: Array index error leading to heap-based bufer OOB write URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2 MISC:https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301 URL:https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301 MISC:icclib-pdf-bo(78411) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1289 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1290 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120821	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120821)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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