Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2005-1219

Microsoft image_color_management Out-of-bounds Write

Published Jul 12, 2005 · corrected/updated Jul 12, 2005 · Microsoft image_color_management · evidence confidence very high

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Color Management Module for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image with crafted ICC profile format tags.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2005-1219 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Microsoft image_color_management. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Microsoft image_color_management is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Microsoft image_color_management. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jul 12, 2005. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 12, 2005 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Color Management Module for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image with crafted ICC profile format tags.

  2. Jul 12, 2005 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor Microsoft image_color_managementversion unspecified

Sources

  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2005-1219

    Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Color Management Module for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image with crafted ICC profile format tags.

    vulncheck.com

References