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CVE-2014-9601: Pillow denial of service via PNG bomb

May 14, 2022 (updated October 9, 2024)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2015-16.yaml
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1060
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9601
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227221255/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77758
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.7.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.7.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

pypi/Pillow/CVE-2014-9601.yml

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