CVE-2016-3076

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3076
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-24 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Python Pillow 2.5.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.5.1 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.5.2 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.5.3 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.6.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Python Pillow 2.6.1 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.6.2 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.7.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.8.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.8.1 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.8.2 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.9.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 2.9.0 dev0 All All
Application Python Pillow 2.9.0 dev1 All All
Application Python Pillow 2.9.0 dev2 All All
Application Python Pillow 3.0.0 All All All
Application Python Pillow 3.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Python Pillow 3.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pillow CVE-2016-3076 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
3.1.2 — Pillow (PIL Fork) 4.1.0 documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pillow.readthedocs.io Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
1321929 – (CVE-2016-3076) CVE-2016-3076 python-pillow: buffer overflow in Jpeg2kEncode.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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