CVE-2012-1616

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in icclib before 2.13, as used by Argyll CMS before 1.4 and possibly other programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICC profile file.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75162 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48921 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809697
http://www.osvdb.org/81617 vdb entry
http://www.argyllcms.com/icc_readme.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53240 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-04.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079762.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49602 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1616?
CVE-2012-1616 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1616?
To fix CVE-2012-1616, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1616 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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