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CVE-2018-16435

Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetData function via a crafted file in the second argument to cmsIT8LoadFromFile.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from littlecms, from canonical, from redhat and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-09-04T00:29:02.183

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:52:44.907

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-190
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	littlecms	little_cms_color_engine	2.9	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/768f70ca405cd3159d990e962d54456773bb8cf8 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/171 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-18 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4284 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/768f70ca405cd3159d990e962d54456773bb8cf8 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/171 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-18 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4284 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For littlecms's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.