CVE-2012-4405
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 6.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 7.49%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-189
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50719
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50719
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301
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