{"id":"CVE-2016-9189","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9189","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:10:53.236Z","title":"Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the \"crafted image file\" approach, related to an \"Integer Overflow\" issue affecting the Image.core.map_buffer in map.c component.","description":"Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the \"crafted image file\" approach, related to an \"Integer Overflow\" issue affecting the Image.core.map_buffer in map.c component.","published":"2016-11-04T10:59:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:39.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["python/pillow","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.01945,"percentile":0.80063,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/c50ebe6459a131a1ea8ca531f10da616d3ceaa0f","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/3.4.x/releasenotes/3.3.2.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3710","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94234","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2105","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/2146/commits/c50ebe6459a131a1ea8ca531f10da616d3ceaa0f","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9189","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}