Is CVE-2016-10165 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-10165 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-10165?

CVE-2016-10165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-10165?

CVE-2016-10165 has an EPSS score of 2.77% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10165?

Upgrade lcms2 on debian 11 to 2.8-4 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-10165

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

lcms2Debian

Fixed in:2.8-4CVE-2016-10165

lcms2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.5-0ubuntu4.2USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.6-3ubuntu2.1USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.9-1ubuntu0.1USN-3770-1

liblcms2-2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.5-0ubuntu4.2USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.6-3ubuntu2.1USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.9-1ubuntu0.1USN-3770-1

liblcms2-utilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.5-0ubuntu4.2USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.6-3ubuntu2.1USN-3770-1

Fixed in:2.9-1ubuntu0.1USN-3770-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory15

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.