CVE-2016-3076
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
5.5
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the j2k_encode_entry function in Pillow 2.5.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Jpeg2000 file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3076
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3076.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.2.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.2.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.2.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.2.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.2.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | >=2.5.0,<3.1.2 | 3.1.2 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3076.html
- http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3076
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/4.1.x/docs/releasenotes/3.1.2.rst
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174644/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3076
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.