# CVE-2026-27692: iccDEV has HBO in CIccTagTextDescription::Release()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-25 · Updated: 2026-02-25

## Affected

- InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV: through 2.3.1.4

## Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-3869-prw8-gjqr
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/609
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/610
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847

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