# CVE-2018-16435: chromium-browser: Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscga...

CVE-2018-16435 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by liblcms2-2 2.9-1ubuntu0.1, released September 2, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16435
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0174
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 2, 2018

## Description

Little CMS (aka Little Color Management System) 2.9 has an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the SetData function via a crafted file in the second argument to cmsIT8LoadFromFile.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Linux | chromium-browser-l10n Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser-l10n 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-l10n-69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Linux | chromium-chromedriver Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-chromedriver 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-chromedriver-69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Linux | liblcms2-2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.9-1ubuntu0.1 | [liblcms2-2 2.9-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-liblcms2-2-2.9-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Sep 2, 2018 |
| Linux | liblcms2-utils Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.9-1ubuntu0.1 | [liblcms2-utils 2.9-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-liblcms2-utils-2.9-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Sep 2, 2018 |

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