CVE-2018-11556 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the tificc sample program of Little CMS 2.9, specifically within the cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages function in cmslut.c. This flaw is triggered by a crafted TIFF file and affects the littlecms and little_cms products. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is noted by developers as stemming from a sample program's use of LIBTIFF, not the core lcms2 library itself. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.