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CVE-2016-3994

HIGH
8.2CVSS
Published: 2016-05-13
Updated: 2025-04-12
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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 Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
low
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Metadata

Primary Vendor
DEBIAN
Published
5/13/2016
Last Modified
4/12/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

debian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxenlightenment : imlib2

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