CVE-2012-4405

medium
Published 2012-09-18 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4405

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.4.0-7
debian debianbullseyefixed1.4.0-7
debian debianforkyfixed1.4.0-7
debian debiansidfixed1.4.0-7
debian debiantrixiefixed1.4.0-7

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
argyllcmscms-
coloricclib-
ghostscriptghostscript9.06

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.