What is CVE-2024-28219?

CVE-2024-28219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python Pillow, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-28219?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28219 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Python Pillow

CVE-2024-28219

In _imagingcms.c in Pillow before 10.3.0, a buffer overflow exists because strcpy is used instead of strncpy.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Python Pillow
Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-680 — Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28219?: CVE-2024-28219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python Pillow, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-28219?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28219 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.