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CVE-2012-4405 json

Multiple integer underflows in the icmLut_allocate function in International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib), as used in Gho…

published 2012-09-18 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4343

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.5%
EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • argyll Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.0-7
  • ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 9.05~dfsg-6.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4405

  • ghostscript RHEL 5 8.70-14.el5_8.1
  • ghostscript RHEL 6 8.70-14.el6_3.1
  • ghostscript-gtk RHEL 5 8.70-14.el5_8.1
  • ghostscript-gtk RHEL 6 8.70-14.el6_3.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1256

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-4405 updated cvss 6.8

argyllcms: Array index error leading to heap-based bufer OOB write

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ghostscript 8.70-14.el5_8.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el5_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.70-14.el5_8.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el5_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-14.el6_3.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el6_3.1 Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.70-14.el5_8.1, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-14.el5_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1256

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Exploit prediction

7.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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