CVE-2016-3994
high
CVSS v3
8.2
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.2
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.8-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.8-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.8-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.8-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.8-1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| enlightenment | imlib2 | {"endIncluding":"1.4.8"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3994.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=785369
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=37a96801663b7b4cd3fbe56cc0eb8b6a17e766a8
- https://sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3994
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.