CVE-2013-7455 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malformed ICC profile due to a double free vulnerability in the Little CMS library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-7455?

CVE-2013-7455 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function in cmscnvrt.c in liblcms2 in Little CMS 2.x before 2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed ICC profile that triggers an error in the default intent handler.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7455?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Littlecms Little Cms Color Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7455?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2013-7455 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7455, GHSA-wv94-377g-rv89, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7455, USN-2961-1.

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