CVE-2016-0740
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · 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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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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references (11)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499cnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rstcnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928ecnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rstenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928eenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499nvd
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