CVE-2016-0740
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0740
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0740.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.1.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | pillow | {"endIncluding":"3.1.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0740.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0740
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0740
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.