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CVE-2019-16865

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available
pillowDebian
Fixed in:6.2.0-1CVE-2019-16865
Fixed in:6.2.0-1CVE-2019-16865
Fixed in:6.2.0-1CVE-2019-16865
Fixed in:6.2.0-1CVE-2019-16865
pillowUbuntu
Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-4272-1
Fixed in:3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3USN-4272-1
Fixed in:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-4272-1
python-imagingUbuntu
Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-4272-1
Fixed in:3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3USN-4272-1
python-pilUbuntu
Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-4272-1
Fixed in:3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3USN-4272-1
Fixed in:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-4272-1
python3-imagingUbuntu
Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-4272-1
python3-pilUbuntu
Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-4272-1
Fixed in:3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3USN-4272-1
Fixed in:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-4272-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-50387High7.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11478Medium5.395%-Fix
CVE-2019-11479High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2024-27316High7.591%-Fix
CVE-2022-30522High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2019-9515High7.588%-Fix
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