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CVE-2016-10165

Published: Feb 3, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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 triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
e-series santricity management
Hardware Firmware
e-series santricity os controller
Hardware Firmware
oncommand balance
Hardware Firmware
oncommand insight
Hardware Firmware
oncommand performance manager
Hardware Firmware
oncommand shift
Hardware Firmware
oncommand unified manager
Hardware Firmware
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
satelliteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
littlecms
oss-projectaka lcms, little cms
little cms color engineLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00174.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2079.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2658.html
rhn.redhat.com
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