CVE-2018-11556

Description

tificc in Little CMS 2.9 has an out-of-bounds write in the cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages function in cmslut.c in liblcms2.a via a crafted TIFF file. NOTE: Little CMS developers do consider this a vulnerability because the issue is based on an sample program using LIBTIFF and do not apply to the lcms2 library, lcms2 does not depends on LIBTIFF other than to build sample programs, and the issue cannot be reproduced on the lcms2 library.”

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/167 third party advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/cms third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11556?
CVE-2018-11556 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11556?
To fix CVE-2018-11556, 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-2018-11556 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11556 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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