CVE-2016-10165

Publication date 3 February 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

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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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lcms2 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.8-4
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.6-3ubuntu2.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.5-0ubuntu4.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
openjdk-7 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-8 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes


sbeattie

openjdk-7 as of 7u111-2.6.7 uses embedded copy of lcms2 (see http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1896)

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lcms2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3770-2
    • Little CMS vulnerabilities
    • 20 September 2018
    • USN-3770-1
    • Little CMS vulnerabilities
    • 20 September 2018

Other references