CVE-2013-7455

Double free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function in cmscnvrt.c in liblcms2 in Little CMS 2.x before 2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed ICC profile that triggers an error in the default intent handler.

Published: 2016-05-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-7455 is rated High Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.23%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7455

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 33.16% 15.23% -17.93%
2 2025-03-29 15.23% 33.16% +17.93%
3 2025-03-17 — 15.23% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
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-2013-7455

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7455

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-7455 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lcms2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7455
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7455
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-7455 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (ghostscript, lcms2), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): not-affected 6, released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7455

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-7455

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html">CWE-415: Double Free</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7455

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