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CVE-2016-10165 json

The Type_MLU_Read function in cmstypes.c in Little CMS (aka lcms2) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denia…

published 2017-02-03 9 y ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2016-1353

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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 triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.

Patch / fix

  • littlecms little_cms_color_engine 2.11
  • lcms2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165

  • lcms2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.5-0ubuntu4.2
  • lcms2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.6-3ubuntu2.1
  • lcms2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.8-4
  • openjdk-7 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10165

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  • java-1.7.0-openjdk RHEL 5 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk RHEL 6 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk RHEL 7 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk-src RHEL 5 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk-src RHEL 6 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk-src RHEL 7 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 5 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11
  • java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 6 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2658RHSA-2016:2079RHSA-2017:3268RHSA-2017:3267RHSA-2017:3453RHSA-2017:3264

  • lcms2 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 2.7-9.7.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.15-65.8.1
  • java-1_7_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +9 more 1.7.0.161-43.7.6
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +7 more 1.7.1_sr4.15-38.8.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr4.15-26.8.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +6 more 1.8.0_sr5.5-30.13.1
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +7 more 1.8.0.151-27.8.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3545-1SUSE-SU-2018:0061-1SUSE-SU-2018:0005-1SUSE-SU-2017:3455-1SUSE-SU-2017:3440-1SUSE-SU-2017:3411-1

  • java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.302-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10876-1

  • lcms2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +17 more 2.8-r1
  • lcms2 Alpine 3.4, Alpine 3.3, Alpine 3.2 2.8-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-10165

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10165 updated cvss 7.1

lcms2: Out-of-bounds read in Type_MLU_Read()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lcms2, lcms2-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, +4 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-src 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6, java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc 1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3046
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-0.b15.el6_8, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.3.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.15-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3268
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9 Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3453
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 lcms Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 lcms, lcms-libs, python-lcms Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 lcms
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
31 d ago

Exploit prediction

2.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.