HighFix available
lcms2 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- lcms2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.8-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-10165
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165
lcms2
Fixed versions: 2.8-4
lcms2
Fixed versions: 2.8-4
lcms2
Fixed versions: 2.8-4
Complete source record
{
"id": "8fb7143ac0683570d77e452abfb890d1d95748c299d3bc32dace48377725502f",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165",
"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.",
"evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165",
"products": [
{
"name": {
"value": "lcms2",
"evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [
{
"value": "2.8-4",
"evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
}
],
"affected_versions": []
},
{
"name": {
"value": "lcms2",
"evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [
{
"value": "2.8-4",
"evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
}
],
"affected_versions": []
},
{
"name": {
"value": "lcms2",
"evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [
{
"value": "2.8-4",
"evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
}
],
"affected_versions": []
}
],
"severity": "high",
"structured": {
"id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165",
"aliases": [
"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165"
],
"metrics": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
}
],
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.8-4"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "lcms2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/lcms2?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.8-4"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "lcms2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/lcms2?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.8-4"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "lcms2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/lcms2?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10165.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-15T19:47:34.999716455Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2016-10165"
],
"references": [
"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10165"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2016-10165",
"evidence": "/upstream"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 336025,
"published_at": "2017-02-03T19:59:00.177+00:00"
}