PT-2016-3233 · Enlightenment Foundation+3 · Imlib2+3

Jakub Wilk · Published 2016-04-03 · Updated 2019-02-21 · CVE-2016-3994

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions imlib2 versions prior to 1.4.9

Description The issue is related to the GIF loader in imlib2, which contains a buffer overflow error. This error can be exploited by remote attackers using a specially crafted GIF image, potentially leading to a denial of service (application crash) or allowing access to sensitive information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.9, update to version 1.4.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the GIF loader until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1274

BDU:2018-00004

CVE-2016-3994

DSA-3555-1

MGASA-2016-0140

SUSE-SU-2016:1481-1

USN-3075-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Imlib2

References · 43

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5326 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3994 · Security Note
• https://sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012 · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3075-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3075-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3994 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0140 · Vendor Advisory