Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3-pillow package, versions <0:5.1.1-16.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PYTHON3PILLOW-5656953
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed9 Nov 2021

Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-25292  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 python3-pillow to version 0:5.1.1-16.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:4149.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-pillow package and not the python3-pillow package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.1.1. The PDF parser allows a regular expression DoS (ReDoS) attack via a crafted PDF file because of a catastrophic backtracking regex.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1