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CVE-2008-5317

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5317 describes an integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function of the Little cms color engine (lcms) prior to version 1.17. This flaw allows attackers to cause an unknown impact by manipulating a "number of entries" value in a file, leading to insufficient memory allocation. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.08CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.09CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0216 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: lcms-0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5317Moderate

lcms: unsigned -> signed integer cast issue in cmsAllocGamma

Nov 22, 2007

References

lcms.cvs.sourceforge.net / viewvc/lcms/lcms/src/cmsgamma.c
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/33066
secunia.com / advisories/33219
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/47120
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10685
usn.ubuntu.com / 693-1
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1684
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/3
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0011.html
securityfocus.com / bid/32708