Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed…
Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG image that has a large size when it is decompressed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04661 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial pillow (PyPI): 2.7.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pillow (PyPI) | before 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.0 Fixed in 2.7.0 Patch available GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.6.2 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2 pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9601
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2
References
Advisory 7
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0798
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release/
- FEDORA-2015-0667
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://pillow.readthedocs.org/releasenotes/2.7.0.html
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/1060
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9601
Sources
- CVE-2014-9601 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9601 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9601 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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