CVE-2016-0740

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.66% (86th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
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4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Buffer overflow in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function in libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF file.

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v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9
v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.06mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (5)

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advisories (2)

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  • GHSA-hggx-3h72-49wwPillow Buffer overflow in ImagingLibTiffDecode2018-07-24ghsa · osvUS

    Buffer overflow in the `ImagingLibTiffDecode` function in `libImaging/TiffDecode.c` in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF file.

  • PYSEC-2016-52016-04-13vendor · osvUS

    Buffer overflow in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function in libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF file.

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published 2016-04-13modified 2026-06-17
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