Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-45198
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pillow package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pillow | 9.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45198 |
| Debian:13 | pillow | 9.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45198 |
| Debian:14 | pillow | 9.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45198 |
| PyPI | pillow | 9.2.0 | GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7 |
| PyPI | pillow | 9.2.0 | PYSEC-2022-42979 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pillow | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-5777-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pillow | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45198 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6402
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/855683
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/9.2.0
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/409.html
- GLSA-202211-10 vendor-advisory