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CVE-2016-2533
Buffer overflow in the ImagingPcdDecode function in PcdDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 and Python Imaging Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier…
Medium6.5EPSS 4.0%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the ImagingPcdDecode function in PcdDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 and Python Imaging Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PhotoCD file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIpillowGHSA-3c5c-7235-994j (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- GLSA-201612-52 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160222 Re: CVE Request -- Buffer overflow in Python-Pillow and PIL (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3499 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160202 CVE Request -- Buffer overflow in Python-Pillow and PIL (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3c5c-7235-994j (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .