CVE-2012-4405

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4405
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-18 17:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Argyllcms Cms - All All All
Application Color Icclib - All All All
Application Ghostscript Ghostscript 9.06 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:089 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA50719 - Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ghostscript Integer Overflow in ICC Library Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
ICCLIB CVE-2012-4405 Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:090 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-1581-1: Ghostscript vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1290-1: ghostscript-library: security bugfix release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301 - Mageia wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.mageia.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1289-1: important: ghostscript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE-2012-4405 ghostscript, argyllcms: Array index error leading to heap-based bufer OOB write af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1222-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2012-4405 MITRE access.redhat.com
854227 – (CVE-2012-4405) CVE-2012-4405 ghostscript, argyllcms: Array index error leading to heap-based bufer OOB write MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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