PYSEC-2016-19

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    PYSEC-2016-19

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 9 Apr 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.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4#diff-8ff6909c159597e22288ad818938fd6b, https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c5c-7235-994j

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pillow

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pillow

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9

    Affected versions

    1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High