CVE-2016-2533
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | pillow | {"endIncluding":"3.1.0"} | |
| python_imaging_project | python_imaging | {"endIncluding":"1.1.7"} | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2533
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c5c-7235-994j
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-19.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L53
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
- 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://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2533.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2533
CWEs
CWE-119
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