CVE-2016-2533: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2533 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 13-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.03% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- pillow< 3.1.1-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
PyPI1 product
- pillow< ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4 | < 3.1.1
Python1 product
- pillow≤ 3.1.0
Python_imaging_project1 product
- python_imaging≤ 1.1.7
Ubuntu1 product
- pillow< 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.2
5 vendors · 6 products
References
20 links- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5bdf54b5a76b54fb00bd05f2d733e0a4173eefc9X Refsource CONFIRMWEBFIX
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ae453aa18b66af54e7ff716f4ccb33adca60afd4X Refsource CONFIRMWEBFIX
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rstX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryWEB
