CVE-2008-5317

Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color...

10.0 High

Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.17 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via a file containing a certain "number of entries" value, which is interpreted improperly, leading to an allocation of insufficient memory.

Exploit likelihood

2.16%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-5317
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5317
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5294 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5294
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6399-c226-99jr No score

Integer signedness error in the cmsAllocGamma function in src/cmsgamma.c in Little cms color...

Record: GHSA-6399-c226-99jr
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lcms` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.15-1.1+etch1, plus listed versions 1.15-1	1.15-1.1+etch1
`lcms` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`python-lcms` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`lcms-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2
`python-lcms` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2	0:1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5317 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Littlecms Lcms, published December 3, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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