Buffer overflow in imlib2 - CVE-2016-3994

 

Buffer overflow in imlib2 - CVE-2016-3994

Published: May 13, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32293
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3994
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jakub Vrána
Affected software:
imlib2

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-3994

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources