Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-34534

Memory Safety in Color Iccdev ≤ 2.3.1.6

Published
31 March 2026
Modified
20 April 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 2th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-34534 is a medium-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Color Iccdev. Its CVSS base score is 6.2 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Malicious File (T1204.002); ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.6, a crafted ICC profile can trigger a heap-buffer-overflow (HBO) in CIccMpeSpectralMatrix::Describe(). The issue is observable under AddressSanitizer as an out-of-bounds heap…

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read when running iccDumpProfile on a malicious profile. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.6.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1204.002 Malicious File Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution.
Why these techniques?

Heap overflow triggered by crafted ICC profile file enables malicious file execution (T1204.002).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-21676Same product: Color Iccdev
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CVE-2026-25583Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-21488Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-21490Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-34533Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-21501Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-34556Same product: Color Iccdev
CVE-2026-21679Same product: Color Iccdev

Affected Assets

color
iccdev
≤ 2.3.1.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-16 Memory Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces validation of ICC profile inputs to block the crafted data that triggers the heap-buffer-overflow in CIccMpeSpectralMatrix::Describe().

detect

Requires integrity verification of profile data or the iccDEV binary, enabling detection of malicious or corrupted ICC files before processing.

prevent

Applies memory protections that can contain or block exploitation of the out-of-bounds heap read resulting from the CWE-122 flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure-development practices directly require bounds checking and safe memory handling that prevent heap overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover heap-overflow flaws but does not prevent their introduction in code.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Timely patching removes known heap-overflow instances after they exist.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect heap overflows before release.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates practices that reduce the likelihood of introducing heap overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory APIs that mitigate heap overflows.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safety and input-validation controls that address heap overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prescribe techniques (safe functions, bounds checks) that prevent heap-based buffer overflows.

none

Change management ensures controlled deployment of fixes for discovered heap-overflow vulnerabilities.

References