VDB-171476 · CVE-2021-25293 · Nessus 236661

Pillow up to 8.1.0 SGIRleDecode.c out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 8.1.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file SGIRleDecode.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-25293. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 8.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file SGIRleDecode.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 03/19/2021. The advisory is shared for download at pillow.readthedocs.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-25293. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236661 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0012: python-pillow (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0012)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at pillow.readthedocs.io.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236661) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-1835). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Amazon Linux 2
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Open Source Python

Productinfo

Name

Pillow

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236661
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0012: python-pillow (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0012)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Pillow 8.1.1

Timelineinfo

01/17/2021 🔍
03/19/2021 +61 days 🔍
03/19/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2026 +1838 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pillow.readthedocs.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171476
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-1835 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-pillow): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2021 11:48
Updated: 03/31/2026 20:30
Changes: 03/19/2021 11:48 (38), 04/03/2021 07:00 (5), 04/03/2021 07:07 (18), 05/18/2025 20:08 (17), 03/31/2026 20:30 (7)
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