SB2016051308 - Buffer overflow in imlib2
Published: May 13, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016051308
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3994)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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/