CVE-2016-10165 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-10165?

CVE-2016-10165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10165?

It affects 19 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Littlecms Little Cms Color Engine, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Management, Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10165?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-10165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10165, AZL-44601, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165, DLA-803-1, DSA-3774-1, GHSA-2j4r-j436-59p3 and 1 more.