CVE-2026-21679

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.2, iccDEV is vulnerable to heap-buffer-overflow in CIccLocalizedUnicode::GetText(). This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/2eb25ab95f0db7664ec3850390b6f89e302e7039	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/328	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/329	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-h4wg-473g-p5wc	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-07 18:15

Updated : 2026-01-09 21:34

NVD link : CVE-2026-21679

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21679

JSON object : View

Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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