Pillow up to 9.1.x GIF Data denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Pillow up to 9.1.x. This affects an unknown part of the component GIF Data Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-45198. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 9.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component GIF Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-45198 since 11/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297500 (Debian dla-4462 : python-pil-doc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (297500). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 297500
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4462 : python-pil-doc - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pillow 9.2.0
Patch: 11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4

Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-45198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-45198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213567

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2022 14:45
Updated: 02/01/2026 18:27
Changes: 11/14/2022 14:45 (42), 12/17/2022 16:41 (2), 12/17/2022 16:48 (11), 02/01/2026 18:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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