QID 198379

Date Published: 2021-05-27

QID 198379: Ubuntu Security Notification for Pillow vulnerabilities (USN-4963-1)

Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

if a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause pillow to crash or hand, resulting in a denial of service..

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4963-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4963-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4963-1