CVE-2019-16865

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.33% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566 vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16865?
CVE-2019-16865 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16865?
To fix CVE-2019-16865, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16865 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-16865 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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