Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python-pillow-tk package, versions <0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.14


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.72% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPILLOWTK-8747447
  • published26 Feb 2025
  • disclosed25 Aug 2014

Introduced: 25 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-3589  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pillow-tk to version 0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.14 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2768.

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.

PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted block size.

CVSS Scores

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