InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.2 ICC Color Profile ParseText heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CIccXmlArrayType::ParseText of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-21682. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.2. Affected is the function CIccXmlArrayType::ParseText of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. Versions prior to 2.3.1.2 have a heap-buffer-overflow in `CIccXmlArrayType::ParseText()`. This vulnerability affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21682 since 01/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.3.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• InternationalColorConsortium

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• iccDEV

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• 2.3.1.0
• 2.3.1.1
• 2.3.1.2

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• Product: https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/

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