CVE-2012-4405 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-4405: Multiple integer underflows in the icmLut_allocate function in International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (icclib), as used in Ghostscript 9.06 and Argyll Color Management System, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-4405 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

argyll→ fixed in1.4.0-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y argyll
```
ghostscript→ fixed in9.05~dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

argyll→ fixed in1.4.0-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y argyll
```
ghostscript→ fixed in9.05~dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

argyll→ fixed in1.4.0-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y argyll
```
ghostscript→ fixed in9.05~dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

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