Input validation error in py-pillow
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-9601 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
py-pillow Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Alex Clark and Contributors |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU33084
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9601
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionspy-pillow: 2.0.0 - 2.6.2
External linkshttp://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
http://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1060
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
