When was CVE-2016-0740 disclosed?

CVE-2016-0740 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 13, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-0740 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0740 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 34.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-0740?

CVE-2016-0740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-0740?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-0740, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2016-0740

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

Buffer overflow in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function in libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF file.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 34.6%
KEV: Not listed

References (8)

secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3499
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c3cb690fed5d4bf0c45576759de55d054916c165/CHANGES.rst
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6dcbf5bd96b717c58d7b642949da8d323099928e
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52

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