CVE-2026-24852
📋 TL;DR
A heap buffer over-read vulnerability in iccDEV library versions before 2.3.1.2 allows attackers to potentially leak heap memory contents and cause application crashes when processing malicious ICC color profiles. This affects any application or system using the vulnerable iccDEV library for ICC color profile processing. The vulnerability occurs when strlen() reads non-null-terminated buffers in user-controllable ICC profile data.
💻 Affected Systems
- iccDEV library
- Applications using iccDEV library for ICC color profile processing
📦 What is this software?
Iccdev by Color
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Heap memory disclosure leading to sensitive information leakage, potential remote code execution through memory corruption, and application termination causing denial of service.
Likely Case
Application crashes (denial of service) and limited heap memory content leakage when processing malicious ICC profiles.
If Mitigated
No impact if patched version is used or if untrusted ICC profiles are not processed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires crafting malicious ICC profiles and getting them processed by vulnerable applications. No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.3.1.2
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-q8g2-mp32-3j7f
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Identify applications using iccDEV library. 2. Update iccDEV to version 2.3.1.2 or later. 3. Rebuild applications if statically linked. 4. Restart affected applications/services.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation for ICC profile processing
- Isolate ICC profile processing to sandboxed environments
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check iccDEV library version: `iccdev --version` or examine linked library versions in applications.Check Version:
iccdev --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm iccDEV version is 2.3.1.2 or later and test with known malicious ICC profiles.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when processing ICC profiles
- Memory access violation errors
- Unexpected termination of color profile processing applications
Network Indicators:
- Uploads of ICC profile files to vulnerable applications
- Unusual ICC profile file transfers
SIEM Query:
source="application_logs" AND ("segmentation fault" OR "access violation" OR "heap corruption") AND process="*icc*"