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CVE-2026-21490 Detail

Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. A vulnerability present in versions prior to 2.3.1.2 affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. It results in heap buffer overflow in `CIccTagLut16::Validate()`. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/7c2cb719a9de1c00844e457e070d657314383ee3 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/e91fe722ac54ce497d410153e7405090e0565d7b GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/397 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-9q9c-699q-xr2q GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-193 Off-by-one Error GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-21490
NVD Published Date:
01/06/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/08/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.