CVE-2016-3616

The cjpeg utility in libjpeg allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-02-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-3616 is rated Moderate Risk (64.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3616

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 1.40% 1.60% +0.20%
2 2025-12-28 1.60% 1.40% -0.20%
3 2025-12-27 — 1.60% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3616

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3616

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-3616

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2016-3616 unimportant priority: Debian including 3 source packages (libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg6b, libjpeg9), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3616
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3616
suse medium CVE-2016-3616 severity moderate: SUSE including 11 source package names (libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7, …), 68 product×package rows across 21 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS, … (21 product lines)): Known Not Affected 56, Fixed 12. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3616/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-3616 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg6b, libjpeg9), 51 status rows across 17 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 37, ignored 5, released 4, DNE 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libjpeg-turbo libjpeg-turbo 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3616

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