CVE-2016-2533

moderate-risk

Published 2016-04-13

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.

Do I need to act?

2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.5/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Pillow

Python Imaging

Debian Linux

Affected Vendors

Python Python Imaging Project Debian

References (18)

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

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d05491...

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a41...

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adc...

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52