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CVE-2016-3994

Published: May 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
imlib2Enlightenment development team
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
enlightenment development teamoss-projectOperating Systemsaka enlightenment, imlib2
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=37a96801663b7b4cd3fbe56cc0eb8b6a17e766a8
git.enlightenment.org
https://sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012/
sourceforge.net
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=785369
bugs.debian.org
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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