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CVE-2016-0740

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0740 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function of Pillow, affecting versions prior to 3.1.1, and consequently Debian Linux and Python Pillow. This flaw allows remote attackers to overwrite memory by providing a specially crafted TIFF file. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pillowFixed in: 3.1.1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: python-pillow

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-hggx-3h72-49wwmedium

Pillow Buffer overflow in ImagingLibTiffDecode

Jul 24, 2018
redhatCVE-2016-0740Moderate

python-pillow: Integer overflow resulting in buffer overflow when reading invalid tiff file

Feb 4, 2016

References

github.com / python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-52
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3499