CVE-2016-2533

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    CVE-2016-2533

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the ImagingPcdDecode function in PcdDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 and Python Imaging Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PhotoCD file.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/2, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706

    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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