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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)

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.02207
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
python pillow<= 3.1.0
python imaging project python imaging<= 1.1.7
debian linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI pillow HIGH fixed in 3.1.1
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Apr 2016 · 04:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:1194-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:2334-1
usnUSN-3090-1
usnUSN-3080-1
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rstVendor Advisory
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
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