Double free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function in cmscnvrt.c in liblcms2 in Little CMS 2.x before 2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed ICC profile that triggers an error in the default intent handler.
CVE-2013-7455
CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 6.2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: —
A fix is available — apply it.
Internet exposure
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- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 51EG Risk 51/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation6% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 6.2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 93rd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
May 7, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Sep 30, 2026Patch available. Sources: cert, github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available
commit fefaaa43c382 (mm2/Little-CMS)
Patch available: mm2/Little-CMS lcms2.10rc1 (contains commit fefaaa43c382)
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/fefaaa43c382eee632ea3ad0cfa915335140e1dbcert
VU#369800 - Little CMS 2 DefaultICCintents double-free vulnerability
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/369800Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-7455
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Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2013-7455?
CVE-2013-7455 is a critical vulnerability published on May 7, 2016. Double free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function in cmscnvrt.c in liblcms2 in Little CMS 2.x before 2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed ICC profile that triggers an error in the default intent handler.
When was CVE-2013-7455 disclosed?
CVE-2013-7455 was first published on May 7, 2016, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2013-7455 actively exploited?
CVE-2013-7455 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (93rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-7455?
CVE-2013-7455 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2013-7455?
A fix for CVE-2013-7455 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.
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