High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3994

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.

Affected products

Debian/Debian Linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Enlightenment/Imlib2
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.4.8

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012/nvdPatch
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.htmlnvd
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555nvd
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/nvd

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