Resource Exhaustion Affecting python-pillow-tk 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
    0.67% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPILLOWTK-5789142
  • published 20 Jul 2023
  • disclosed 3 Sep 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pillow-tk 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-tk package and not the python-pillow-tk 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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

7.5 high