Critical severity · published May 13, 2016
CVE-2016-4024
Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.9 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large dimensions in an image, which triggers an out-of-bounds…
9.8
CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.9 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large dimensions in an image, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap memory write operation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · higher than 93% 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
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4024
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4024
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86073
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035573
Vendor Advisory
https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=7eba2e4c8ac0e20838947f10f29d0efe1add8227
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-12
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