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CVE-2021-25293: Out of bounds read in Pillow

March 29, 2021 (updated October 9, 2024)

An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.1.1. There is an out-of-bounds read in SGIRleDecode.c.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-p43w-g3c5-g5mq
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-39.yaml
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/4853e522bddbec66022c0915b9a56255d0188bf9
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/f891baa604636cd2506a9360d170bc2cf4963cc5
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25293
  • pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.1.1.html
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.3.0 before 8.1.1

Fixed versions

  • 8.1.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.1.1 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-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Source file

pypi/Pillow/CVE-2021-25293.yml

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