Resource Exhaustion Affecting python-pillow package, versions <0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.15% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPILLOW-5789242
  • published20 Jul 2023
  • disclosed3 Sept 2021

Introduced: 3 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-23437  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pillow to version 0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2118.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pillow package and not the python-pillow package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The package pillow 5.2.0 and before 8.3.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the getrgb function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1