Pillow up to 3.3.1 Storage.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 3.3.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file Storage.c. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9190. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pillow up to 3.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file Storage.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "crafted image file" approach, related to an "Insecure Sign Extension" issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c component.

The weakness was shared 11/04/2016 by Cris Neckar (Website). The advisory is shared at pillow.readthedocs.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9190 since 11/04/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95513 (FreeBSD : Pillow -- multiple vulnerabilities (bc4898d5-a794-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175880 (Debian Security Update for pillow (DSA 3710-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95513) and SecurityFocus (BID 94234†). The entry VDB-93328 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95513
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Pillow -- multiple vulnerabilities (bc4898d5-a794-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b)
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OpenVAS ID: 703710
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3710-1 (pillow - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pillow 3.3.2
Patch: github.com

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11/04/2016 🔍
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11/07/2016 +3 days 🔍
12/04/2016 +27 days 🔍
12/05/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +2124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2105
Researcher: Cris Neckar
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93329

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SecurityFocus: 94234 - Python Pillow Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2016 22:12
Updated: 09/29/2022 15:41
Changes: 11/07/2016 22:12 (66), 05/26/2019 17:14 (14), 09/29/2022 15:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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