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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in imlib2 up to 1.4.8. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component GIF Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 05/13/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3994 since 04/10/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90520 (Fedora 23 : imlib2-1.4.8-1.fc23 (2016-f8eee2e628)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168859 (OpenSuSE Security Update for imlib2 (openSUSE-SU-2016:1330-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (90520). Similar entries are available at 87358, 87360, 87363 and 87399.

Productinfo

Name

• imlib2

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 90520
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : imlib2-1.4.8-1.fc23 (2016-f8eee2e628)
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OpenVAS ID: 867269
OpenVAS Name: Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0140
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: imlib2 1.4.9
Patch: git.enlightenment.org

Timelineinfo

04/10/2016 🔍
04/13/2016 +3 days 🔍
04/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2016 +29 days 🔍
05/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2016 +3 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +2286 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-f8eee2e628
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3994 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2016 09:41
Updated: 08/19/2022 13:55
Changes: 05/16/2016 09:41 (63), 11/26/2018 10:11 (11), 08/19/2022 13:48 (3), 08/19/2022 13:55 (1)
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