Pillow up to 8.1.x EPS File EPSImageFile resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 8.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is the function EPSImageFile of the component EPS File Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-28677. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 8.1.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function EPSImageFile of the component EPS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-28677. Technical details are known, 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 8.2.0 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 the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider 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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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: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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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
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Upgrade: Pillow 8.2.0

Timelineinfo

03/18/2021 🔍
06/02/2021 +75 days 🔍
06/02/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2026 +1763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176237
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-1835 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-pillow): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2021 22:21
Updated: 03/31/2026 21:34
Changes: 06/02/2021 22:21 (39), 06/05/2021 14:25 (5), 05/18/2025 20:31 (16), 03/31/2026 21:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:9EC:103

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