CVE-2016-3994 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the GIF loader of imlib2 versions prior to 1.4.9, affecting Debian Linux and Enlightenment imlib2. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted image, leading to an application crash (denial of service) or potential information disclosure. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to availability and some risk to confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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