CVE-2008-5316

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine ...

10.0 High

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine (aka lcms) before 1.16 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to a length parameter inconsistency involving the contents of "the input file," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2741.

Exploit likelihood

2.78%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-5316
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5316
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5293 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5293
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwr4-gr5c-2vfm No score

Buffer overflow in the ReadEmbeddedTextTag function in src/cmsio1.c in Little cms color engine ...

Record: GHSA-hwr4-gr5c-2vfm
Weakness: CWE-119
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-2008-5316 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 2.78%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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