CVE-2026-21490

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. A vulnerability present in versions prior to 2.3.1.2 affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. It results in heap buffer overflow in `CIccTagLut16::Validate()`. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/7c2cb719a9de1c00844e457e070d657314383ee3	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/e91fe722ac54ce497d410153e7405090e0565d7b	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/397	Issue Tracking Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-9q9c-699q-xr2q	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:color:iccdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-06 19:16

Updated : 2026-01-12 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-21490

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21490

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21490

JSON object : View

Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-193

Off-by-one Error

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