CVE-2008-5317

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.

Published: 2008-12-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5317 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.95%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5317

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 2.60% 0.95% -1.65%
2 2025-03-29 0.95% 2.60% +1.65%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5317

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5317

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5317

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5317
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5317 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lcms), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5317

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5317

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
littlecms lcms <= 1.16 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.07 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.08 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.09 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.13 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.14 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms lcms 1.15 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine <= 1.16 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.07 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.08 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.09 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.13 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.14 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 1.15 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5317

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