Heap-based buffer overflow in Pillow - CVE-2016-3076

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the j2k_encode_entry function in Pillow 2.5.0 through 3.1.1. A remote attacker can use a crafted Jpeg2000 file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3076

Sources

• http://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/4.1.x/releasenotes/3.1.2.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98042
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321929