Pillow up to 8.1.x j2ku_gray_i out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Pillow up to 8.1.x. This vulnerability affects the function j2ku_gray_i. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-25288. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 8.1.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function j2ku_gray_i. 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 shared 06/02/2021. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-25288. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 8.2.0 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). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

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

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
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 8.2.0

Timelineinfo

01/17/2021 🔍
06/02/2021 +135 days 🔍
06/02/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2026 +1763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176234
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-1835 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-pillow): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2021 22:19
Updated: 03/31/2026 18:54
Changes: 06/02/2021 22:19 (38), 06/05/2021 14:16 (5), 05/18/2025 20:08 (16), 03/31/2026 18:54 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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