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Vulnerability details: VCID-yunu-ttda-7qgm
Vulnerability ID VCID-yunu-ttda-7qgm
Aliases CVE-2016-9190
GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
PYSEC-2016-9
Summary Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "crafted image file" approach, related to an "Insecure Sign Extension" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
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-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html
generic_textual HIGH http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9190.json
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
epss 0.00566 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-9.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-9.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9190
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9190
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
generic_textual HIGH https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710
generic_textual HIGH http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234
Reference id Reference type URL
http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9190.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9190
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9189
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9190
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-9.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9190
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234
1382006 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382006
USN-3229-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3229-1/
USN-3230-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3230-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9190.json
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-9.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:H/I:H/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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9190
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:H/I:H/A:H 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

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234
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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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.67464
EPSS Score 0.00566
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:06:03.847032+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2016-9.yaml 37.0.0