CVE-2016-0775

Buffer overflow in the ImagingFliDecode function in libImaging/FliDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted FLI file.

Published: 2016-04-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0775 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.69%). EPSS rose +1.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0775

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.07% 2.69% +1.62%
2 2026-01-14 1.37% 1.07% -0.30%
3 2025-07-25 — 1.37% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0775

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0775

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-0775

GHSA-8xjv-v9xq-m5h9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Pillow Buffer overflow in ImagingFliDecode

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0775

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-0775 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pillow), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0775
gentoo normal CVE-2016-0775: 1 GLSA(s) (201612-52), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/pillow); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-0775
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0775
suse medium CVE-2016-0775 severity moderate: SUSE including 134 source package names (ansible-2.2.3.0-17.2, crowbar-core-4.0+git.1600767499.0615a418f-9.69.3, …), 135 product×package rows across 11 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 2, … (11 product lines)): Fixed 135. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0775/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-0775 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (pillow, python-imaging), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): DNE 4, released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0775

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0775

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
python pillow <= 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0775

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