This is very helpful, thanks for clarification!

> Am 07.11.2023 um 23:45 schrieb Peter Wyatt <petervwy...@gmail.com>:
> 
> If the pen tester is relying in what the Exiftool reports, then they should 
> know that it is reporting the version of ICC color profile itself (as per the 
> version header field in the ICC file) - not the version of the ICC library 
> (lcms). Have them review the exiftool tool source code: 
> https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/lib/Image/ExifTool/ICC_Profile.pm
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Florian Schlittgen <schlitt...@liwa.de>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:59 AM
>> To: users@pdfbox.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Re: Little CMS
>> 
>> Thanks for your feedback.
>> The Java version I am currently using is corretto-11.0.21, so this is the 
>> up-to-date version of Java 11.
>> Is the assumption correct that the metadata field 'Profile Version' reflects 
>> the Little CMS version?
>> 
>> Kind regards, Florian
>> 
>>> Am 07.11.2023 um 16:34 schrieb sahy...@fileaffairs.de:
>>> 
>>> LittleCMS is bundled inside Java so the version being used depends on
>>> your Java version and is not something PDFBox provides directly. So if
>>> you are really using LittleCMS 2.3 you have a very old JDK running and
>>> not done any updates to that.
>>> 
>>> With kind regards
>>> Maruan
>>> 
>>> Am Dienstag, dem 07.11.2023 um 15:40 +0100 schrieb Florian Schlittgen:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> we are using PDFBox in a web application which was recently subjected
>>>> to a penetration test. The tester found out that PDFBox is using
>>>> 'Little CMS' version 2.3.0, at least that's what the metadata of the
>>>> generated PDF says:
>>>> 
>>>> =======
>>>> $ exiftool test.pdf
>>>> […]
>>>> Profile CCM Type      : Little CMS
>>>> Profile Version           : 2.3.0
>>>> […]
>>>> Device Manufacturer : Little CMS
>>>> […]
>>>> Profile Creator           : Little CMS
>>>> […]
>>>> =======
>>>> 
>>>> According to the CVEdetails
>>>> (https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-8840/product
>>>> _id-15596/Littlecms-Little-Cms-Color-Engine.html), at least five
>>>> vulnerabilities have been published since the release date of the
>>>> software in 2011. These include CVE-2013-7455, a vulnerability that
>>>> has been given a CVSS rating of 10.0.
>>>> 
>>>> How can this be classified from PDFBox's point of view? How should we
>>>> deal with this security risk or is it possibly not a risk at all?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you very much for your assessment!
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Florian
>>> 
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