Input validation error in python-imaging - CVE-2014-3589
Published: August 25, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41382
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3589
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: python-imaging
Affected software:
python-imaging
python-imaging
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted block size.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3589
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00056.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59825
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3009
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/205e056f8f9b06ed7b925cf8aa0874bc4aaf8a7d
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/2.3.2
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/2.5.2