Medium severity · published Apr 13, 2016
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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
6.5
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
PI
Pillow · Python
through 3.1.0 · source: NVD
PI
Python Imaging · Python Imaging Project
through 1.1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2533
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2533
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/2
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
github.com
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
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