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CVE-2012-4405 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/50719 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4405
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.