# CVE-2016-10165: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information or cause denial of service via crafted ICC profiles in Little CMS.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2016-10165, AZL-44601, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165, DLA-803-1, DSA-3774-1, GHSA-2j4r-j436-59p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10165

## 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 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10165?

It affects 19 products.


Products: 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, Netapp Oncommand Balance, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager, Netapp Oncommand Shift, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, Opensuse Leap, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Redhat Satellite.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10165 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.