Algorithmic Complexity Affecting pillow package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PILLOW-21429562
  • published22 Oct 2026
  • disclosed21 Oct 2026

Introduced: 21 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-96643  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest pillow.

NVD Description

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

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 11.0.0 until 13.0.0, Exif.load() in src/PIL/Image.py repeatedly slices the remaining EXIF data while it begins with the six-byte Exif header. src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py accepts an uncapped PNG eXIf chunk, so a file filled with repeated headers causes a new shrinking copy on every iteration and quadratic CPU work. The condition is reachable through Image.getexif(), Image._getexif(), and ImageOps.exif_transpose(), including common photo-upload rotation workflows. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1