Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting InternationalColorConsortium/DemoIccMAX package, versions [,2.3.1.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-INTERNATIONALCOLORCONSORTIUMDEMOICCMAX-15363208
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed26 Feb 2026
  • creditDavid Hoyt

Introduced: 26 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-27692  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade InternationalColorConsortium/DemoIccMAX to version 2.3.1.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the CIccTagTextDescription::Release() function. An attacker can cause a crash and potentially read sensitive memory contents by supplying a crafted ICC profile XML text description tag that leads to a heap buffer over-read during parsing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1