CVE-2016-9189

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Published 2016-11-04 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
5.5

Description

Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "crafted image file" approach, related to an "Integer Overflow" issue affecting the Image.core.map_buffer in map.c component.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9189

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9189.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/c50ebe6459a131a1ea8ca531f10da616d3ceaa0f

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debian8.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.4.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.4.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.4.2-1
debian debiansidfixed3.4.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.4.2-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIpillow<3.3.23.3.2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
pythonpillow{"endIncluding":"3.3.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.