CVE-2016-9190

high
Published 2016-11-04 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
7.8

Description

Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "crafted image file" approach, related to an "Insecure Sign Extension" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
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-2016-9190

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9190.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af

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-284

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