CVE-2021-23437 — Out-of-bounds Read in Pillow

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption14 documents7 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Python PillowFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedSep 3
Latest updateOct 24

Description

The package pillow 5.2.0 and before 8.3.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the getrgb function.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5python/pillowunspecified — 8.3.2+1
▶NVDpython/pillow5.2.0 — 8.3.2
▶PyPIpython/pillow5.2.0 — 8.3.2+2
▶Debianpython/pillow< 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3+deb11u3+3
▶Ubuntupython/pillow< 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+5

Also affects: Fedora 33, 34

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: snyk.io ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
OSV
pillow vulnerability↗2022-10-24
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OSV
pillow vulnerabilities↗2022-01-17
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OSV
pillow vulnerabilities↗2022-01-13
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OSV
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in pillow↗2021-09-07
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GHSA
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in pillow↗2021-09-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Pillow vulnerability↗2022-10-24
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Ubuntu
Pillow vulnerabilities↗2022-01-17
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Ubuntu
Pillow vulnerabilities↗2022-01-13
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Red Hat
python-pillow: possible ReDoS via the getrgb function↗2021-09-03
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Debian
CVE-2021-23437: pillow - The package pillow 5.2.0 and before 8.3.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression D...↗2021
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CVE-2021-23437 — Out-of-bounds Read in Python Pillow | cvebase