CVE-2016-3994 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3994?

CVE-2016-3994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3994?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Enlightenment Imlib2.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3994?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-3994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3994, GHSA-cmcr-325m-79m9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3994.