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Vulnerability details: VCID-5btv-rffk-c3gw
Vulnerability ID VCID-5btv-rffk-c3gw
Aliases CVE-2016-3076
GHSA-v9pc-9mvp-x87g
PYSEC-2017-92
Summary Heap-based buffer overflow in the j2k_encode_entry function in Pillow 2.5.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Jpeg2000 file.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.5 http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
generic_textual HIGH http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
epss 0.00457 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929
generic_textual HIGH https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9pc-9mvp-x87g
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/4.1.x/docs/releasenotes/3.1.2.rst
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/4.1.x/docs/releasenotes/3.1.2.rst
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3076
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3076
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174644/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174644/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
Reference id Reference type URL
http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-3076.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3076
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3076
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/4.1.x/docs/releasenotes/3.1.2.rst
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3076
https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174644/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
GHSA-v9pc-9mvp-x87g https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9pc-9mvp-x87g
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/4.1.x/docs/releasenotes/3.1.2.rst
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3076
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174644/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62979
EPSS Score 0.00457
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:06:19.976269+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2017-92.yaml 37.0.0