InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1 ICC Color Profile IccProfileXml.cpp ParseBasic heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1. This affects the function CIccProfileXml::ParseBasic of the file IccXML/IccLibXML/IccProfileXml.cpp of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-22046. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1. This vulnerability affects the function CIccProfileXml::ParseBasic of the file IccXML/IccLibXML/IccProfileXml.cpp of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect 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 vulnerability in `CIccProfileXml::ParseBasic()` at `IccXML/IccLibXML/IccProfileXml.cpp`. 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 shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22046 since 01/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1383). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• InternationalColorConsortium

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• iccDEV

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• 2.3.1.0
• 2.3.1.1

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

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