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Vulnerability details: VCID-eaaj-uw3r-jqf3
Vulnerability ID VCID-eaaj-uw3r-jqf3
Aliases CVE-2016-0740
GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
PYSEC-2016-5
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
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
System Score Found at
epss 0.0026 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.0026 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.0026 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.0026 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00274 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00353 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00353 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00353 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00353 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
epss 0.00353 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
cvssv2 5.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0740
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0740
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-0740.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0740
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0740
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0775
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2533
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0740
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
1298874 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298874
813905 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813905
USN-3090-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3090-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggx-3h72-49ww
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0740
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

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high

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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unchanged

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

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high

low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.49224
EPSS Score 0.0026
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:05:47.566146+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-5.yaml 37.0.0