Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting python-pillow-devel package, versions <0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Arbitrary Command Injection vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPILLOWDEVEL-2805071
  • published28 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Jan 2022

Introduced: 10 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-22817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pillow-devel to version 0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1786.

NVD Description

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

PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1