CVE-2023-47249 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the ICC profile parsing library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-47249?

CVE-2023-47249 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In International Color Consortium DemoIccMAX 79ecb74, a CIccXmlArrayType:::ParseText function (for unsigned short) in IccUtilXml.cpp in libIccXML.a has an out-of-bounds read.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Color Demoiccmax.

How do I fix CVE-2023-47249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-47249 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-47249 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j8pv-hfpr-q8pc.

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