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CVE-2012-1616

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1616 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in icclib versions prior to 2.13, affecting Argyll CMS before 1.4 and potentially other applications utilizing icclib. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted ICC profile file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:argyllcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:argyllcms:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:argyllcms:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:argyllcms:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argyllcms:argyllcms:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0479 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-1616Moderate

icclib: Use-after-free via crafted ICC profile files

Apr 23, 2012

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079762.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/48921
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/49602
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201206-04.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75162
argyllcms.com / icc_readme.html
osvdb.org / 81617
securityfocus.com / bid/53240