CVE-2016-0740

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    CVE-2016-0740

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.1.0
    3.1.0-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High