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CVE-2016-9190

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9190 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Pillow versions prior to 3.3.2, stemming from an insecure sign extension issue within the ImagingNew in Storage.c component. This vulnerability, affecting Debian Linux and Python Pillow, carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector requiring user interaction but leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: PillowFixed in: 3.3.2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: python-imaging
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: python-imaging
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: python-pillow

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-w4vg-rf63-f3j3high

Arbitrary code using "crafted image file" approach affecting Pillow

Jul 12, 2018
redhatCVE-2016-9190Moderate

python-pillow: Missing check for negative image dimensions in ImagingNew (Storage.c)

Oct 3, 2016

References

pillow.readthedocs.io / en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html
Vendor Advisory
github.com / python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-52
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3710
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94234
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry