Improper Input Validation Affecting pillow package, versions <2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.16% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PILLOW-320881
  • published16 Jan 2015
  • disclosed16 Jan 2015

Introduced: 16 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-9601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 pillow to version 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pillow package and not the pillow package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG image that has a large size when it is decompressed.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1