CVE-2013-4160
CVE-2013-4160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Littlecms Little Cms Color Engine with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (85th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Littlecms Little Cms Color Engine
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Little CMS (lcms2) before 2.5, as used in OpenJDK 7 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to (1) cmsStageAllocLabV2ToV4curves, (2) cmsPipelineDup, (3) cmsAllocProfileSequenceDescription, (4) CurvesAlloc, and (5) cmsnamed.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4160?
- Little CMS (lcms2) before 2.5, as used in OpenJDK 7 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to (1) cmsStageAllocLabV2ToV4curves, (2) cmsPipelineDup, (3) cmsAllocProfileSequenceDescription, (4) CurvesAlloc, and (5) cmsnamed.
- How severe is CVE-2013-4160?
- CVE-2013-4160 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-4160 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (85th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-4160?
- CVE-2013-4160 primarily affects Littlecms Little Cms Color Engine. In total, 18 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-4160?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-4160 published?
- CVE-2013-4160 was published on 2014-01-21 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-July/023895.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/22/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1911-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826097#c9
- https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/91c2db7f2559be504211b283bc3a2c631d6f06d9
Affected products (18)
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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