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CVE-2016-2533 (GCVE-0-2016-2533)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:32

Summary

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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

9 references

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https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Date Public

2016-02-02 00:00

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SUSE-SU-2020:1194-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2020-05-06 09:48 - Updated: 2020-05-06 09:48

Summary

Security update for python-Pillow

Severity

Important

Scope

2 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-2533.

CVE-2016-2533

6.5 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 2 products

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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2533 (CVE-2016-2533)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-04-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-09-08 16:43 – Source website

Details

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2533	REPORT
	https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1706	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/5	REPORT
	https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3080-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2533	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3090-1	ADVISORY

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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WID-SEC-W-2024-0426

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2016-09-15 22:00 - Updated: 2026-07-14 22:00

Summary

Python: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Severity

Mittel

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-2533.

CVE-2016-2533

Known affected: 4 products

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
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CVE-2016-2533 (GCVE-0-2016-2533)

SUSE-SU-2020:1194-1

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2533 (CVE-2016-2533)

WID-SEC-W-2024-0426

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