CVE-2016-10165
The Type_MLU_Read function in cmstypes.c in Little CMS (aka lcms2) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via an image with a crafted ICC profile, which
02 Description
The Type_MLU_Read function in cmstypes.c in Little CMS (aka lcms2) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via an image with a crafted ICC profile, which
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-03 19:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 15:20Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-01-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- de74be0767d0dbb0616b1e6e7bd1b9eb9cb7a14f5f41d0d901c42ebbbc0a23ea
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3770-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2/
- www.debian.orgDSA-3774http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3774
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2079http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2079.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3770-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3267https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3267
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3268https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3268
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3046https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2017:0336http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00174.html
- www.securityfocus.com95808http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95808
- www.securitytracker.com1039596http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3264https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3264
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170125 Re: CVE request: lcms2 heap OOB read parsing crafted ICC profilehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/14
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3453https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0001/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170125 Re: CVE MLIST:[oss-security] 20170123 CVE request: lcms2 heap OOB read parsing crafted ICC profilehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/23/1
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2999https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
- github.comhttps://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/5ca71a7bc18b6897ab21d815d15e218e204581e2
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2658http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2658.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.5-0ubuntu4.2
- openjdk-7 Fixed in 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.6-3ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- lcms2 Fixed in 2.8-4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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