High severity · published May 13, 2016
CVE-2016-3994
The GIF loader in imlib2 before 1.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or obtain sensitive information via a crafted image, which triggers…
8.2
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The GIF loader in imlib2 before 1.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or obtain sensitive information via a crafted image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
IM
Imlib2 · Enlightenment
through 1.4.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3994
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3994
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
bugs.debian.org
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=785369
git.enlightenment.org
https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=37a96801663b7b4cd3fbe56cc0eb8b6a17e766a8
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012/
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