CVE-2025-29069
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability...
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability exists in the UnrollChunkyBytes function in cmspack.c, which is responsible for handling color space transformations. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the finding identified a bug in a third-party calling program, not in lcms.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability exists in the UnrollChunkyBytes function in cmspack.c, which is responsible for handling color space transformations. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the finding identified a bug in a third-party calling program, not in lcms.
- Record
CVE-2025-29069- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-9494
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability exists in the UnrollChunkyBytes function in cmspack.c, which is responsible for handling color space transformations. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the finding identified a bug in a third-party calling program, not in lcms.
- Record
EUVD-2025-9494- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9qw-39gf-jp7r
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability...
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability exists in the UnrollChunkyBytes function in cmspack.c, which is responsible for handling color space transformations.
- Record
GHSA-w9qw-39gf-jp7r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the lcms2-2.16. The vulnerability exists in the UnrollChunkyBytes function in cmspack.c, which is responsible for handling color space transformations. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the finding identified a bug in a third-party calling program, not in lcms.
- Record
CVE-2025-29069- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-29069 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3), published April 1, 2025. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile.