CVE-2016-2533
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 2.2%Pillow buffer overflow in ImagingPcdDecode
Published: 7/24/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/pillowfrom 0, < 3.1.1-1
- PyPI/pillowfrom 0, < 3.1.1
- PyPI/pillowfrom 0, < 5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9, < ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4 | from 0, < 3.1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (15)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c5c-7235-994j
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2533
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2533
- PATCHhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-19.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
- WEBhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L53
- WEBhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
- WEBhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
- WEBhttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706
- WEBhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/2
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html