{"id":"CVE-2016-9190","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9190","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:02:48.043Z","title":"Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the \"crafted image file\" approach, related to an \"Insecure Sign Extension\" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.","description":"Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the \"crafted image file\" approach, related to an \"Insecure Sign Extension\" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.","published":"2016-11-04T10:59:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:39.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["python/pillow","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.01897,"percentile":0.79523,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.02909,"percentile":0.86324},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.01897,"percentile":0.78729}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"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/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af","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/5d8a0be45aad78c5a22c8d099118ee26ef8144af","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-2016-9190","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."}