Improper Access Control Affecting pillow package, versions [,3.3.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PILLOW-2371711
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade pillow to version 3.3.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "crafted image file" approach, related to an "Insecure Sign Extension" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1