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 triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.

Published: 2017-02-03 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-10165 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10165

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 0.90% 0.56% -0.34%
2 2026-04-26 1.18% 0.90% -0.29%
3 2026-04-21 — 1.18% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10165

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.2 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10165

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-10165

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2016-10165: 1 source package rows (lcms2); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-10165
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-10165 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lcms2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10165
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10165
suse medium CVE-2016-10165 severity moderate: SUSE including 159 source package names (java-1_7_0-ibm-1.7.0_sr10.15-65.8.1, java-1_7_0-ibm-alsa-1.7.0_sr10.15-65.8.1, …), 583 product×package rows across 89 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand, … (89 product lines)): Fixed 344, Known Not Affected 239. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10165/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-10165 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (lcms2, openjdk-7, openjdk-8), 22 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 6, released 6, ignored 4, not-affected 4, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
littlecms little_cms_color_engine < 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms_color_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_management — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_sra:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_management — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vasa:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_management — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vcenter:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.20 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.25 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.30 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.30.5r3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.30.5r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.40 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.40.3r2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.40.3r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.40.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.40.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.50.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.50.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.50.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.50.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.50.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.50.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.60 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.60.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.60.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.60.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.60.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.60.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.60.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.70.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.70.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.70.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:11.70.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_balance — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_performance_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_shift — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10165

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00174.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2079.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2658.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3774 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/23/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/14 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95808 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3264 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3267 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3268 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/commit/5ca71a7bc18b6897ab21d815d15e218e204581e2 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3770-2/ Third Party Advisory
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