CVE-2016-0740

Publication date 4 February 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pillow	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
python-imaging	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

precise has libtiff 3.9.5

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
pillow	Upstream: 6dcbf5b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N