USN-2961-1

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    USN-2961-1

    Published: 4 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: lcms2 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that a double free() could occur when the intent handling code in the Little CMS library detected an error. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file that caused an application using the Little CMS library to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2961-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7455

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lcms2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5-0ubuntu4.1

    Affected versions

    2.5-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High