CVE-2016-3076 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the j2k_encode_entry function within Pillow versions 2.5.0 through 3.1.1, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service via a crafted Jpeg2000 file. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, leading to high availability impact (A:H) due to memory corruption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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