# CVE-2018-16435: Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c, leading to a heap

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetData function via a crafted file in the second argument to cmsIT8LoadFromFile.

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00005.html
- https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4284
- https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/768f70ca405cd3159d990e962d54456773bb8cf8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-18

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