SB2015011602 - Input validation error in py-pillow
Published: January 16, 2015 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015011602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9601)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148442.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00056.html
- http://pillow.readthedocs.org/releasenotes/2.7.0.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77758
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1060
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release/