#VU52191 Input validation error in Pillow - CVE-2021-28677
Published: April 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52191
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28677
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pillow
Pillow
Software vendor:
Alex Clark and Contributors
Alex Clark and Contributors
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing new line characters, such as "\r", "\n" when opening files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.