Improper input validation in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2014-9601
Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG image that has a large size when it is decompressed.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
- Python Pillow
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00056.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148442.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (Third Party Advisory)
- pillow.readthedocs.org/releasenotes/2.7.0.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77758 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1060 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9601?
- CVE-2014-9601 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2015-01-16.
- Is CVE-2014-9601 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.