CVE-2026-25584
Stack Buffer Overflow in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing
Publication date: 2026-02-04
Last updated on: 2026-02-18
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| color | iccdev | to 2.3.1.3 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-788 | The product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer. |
| CWE-121 | A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). |
| CWE-787 | The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
| CWE-119 | The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in iccDEV, a set of libraries and tools used for handling ICC color management profiles. Before version 2.3.1.3, there is a stack-buffer-overflow issue in the function CIccTagFloatNum<>::GetValues(). This flaw is triggered when processing a malformed ICC profile, causing an out-of-bounds write on the stack.
Such an out-of-bounds write can lead to memory corruption, which may result in unintended behavior such as information disclosure or even arbitrary code execution when specially crafted ICC files are processed.
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.3.1.3 of iccDEV.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If you use vulnerable versions of iccDEV to process ICC color profiles, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted ICC file.
Exploitation could lead to memory corruption, which might cause your application to crash, disclose sensitive information, or allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your system.
This could compromise the security and stability of your system or application that relies on iccDEV for color profile management.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update iccDEV to version 2.3.1.3 or later, where the stack-buffer-overflow issue in CIccTagFloatNum<>::GetValues() has been patched.