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Java CPU October 2017 Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit vulnerability (CVE-2016-10165)

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Java CPU October 2017 Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit vulnerability (CVE-2016-10165)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/18/2017
Modified
07/21/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • jre-upgrade-latest

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