lcms2 2.16 cmsgamma.c thesmooth2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in lcms2 2.16. The affected element is the function thesmooth2 of the file cmsgamma.c. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-29070. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in lcms2 2.16. This affects the function thesmooth2 of the file cmsgamma.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-29070 since 03/11/2025. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 303094 (Amazon Linux 2 : lcms2, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3192 (ALAS-2026-3192)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (303094). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 303094
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2 : lcms2, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3192 (ALAS-2026-3192)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/11/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 +21 days 🔍
04/02/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2026 +355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 475
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-29070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302913

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2025 00:29
Updated: 03/23/2026 22:03
Changes: 04/02/2025 00:29 (54), 04/04/2025 10:08 (1), 03/23/2026 22:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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