Resource exhaustion in Python Pillow
CVE-2019-16865
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 6.2.0. When reading specially crafted invalid image files, the library can either allocate very large amounts of memory or take an extremely long period of time to process the image.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.031 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Python Pillow
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16865?
- CVE-2019-16865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Python Pillow, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16865?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16865 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.