InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.4 Release out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.4 and classified as critical. This affects the function CIccTagTextDescription::Release. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-27692. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.4. Affected is the function CIccTagTextDescription::Release. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-27692 since 02/23/2026. 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.

Applying the patch 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847

Timelineinfo

02/23/2026 CVE reserved
02/25/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
02/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-27692 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347778

Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2026 16:16
Changes: 02/25/2026 16:16 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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