InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.5 icCurvesFromXml heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.5. It has been classified as critical. This impacts the function icCurvesFromXml. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-31796. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function icCurvesFromXml. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in icCurvesFromXml() causing heap memory corruption or crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-31796 since 03/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2.3.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. 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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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iccDEV 2.3.1.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/09/2026 CVE reserved
03/10/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
03/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/14/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 651
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-31796 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-31796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350117

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2026 19:59
Updated: 03/14/2026 03:59
Changes: 03/10/2026 19:59 (67), 03/14/2026 03:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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