Is CVE-2016-3616 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3616 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3616?

CVE-2016-3616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3616?

CVE-2016-3616 has an EPSS score of 4.39% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3616?

Upgrade libjpeg-turbo on debian 11 to 1:1.4.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3616

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

libjpeg-turboDebian

Fixed in:1:1.4.2-1CVE-2016-3616

libjpeg-progsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-5336-1

libjpeg-turboUbuntu

Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1USN-3706-1

Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.1USN-3706-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.1USN-3706-1

libjpeg-turbo8Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1USN-3706-1

Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.1USN-3706-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.1USN-3706-1

libjpeg9Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-5336-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

access.redhat.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.