An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0.
Priority LOW 26CWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. For BLP data, BlpImagePlugin did not properly check that reads (after jumping to file offsets) returned data. This could lead to a DoS where the decoder could be run a large number of times on empty data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00732 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Pillow (PyPI): 8.2.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 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) | 5.1.0 to before 8.2.0 | 8.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.1.0 to before 8.2.0 Fixed in 8.2.0 Patch available GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.2.0 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.2.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx Pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 8.2.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:4149 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-pillow security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-pillow-5.1.1-16.el8, python3-pillow-5.1.1-16.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4149 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx
References
Advisory 5
Other 4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/5377/commits/496245aa4365d0827390bd0b6fbd11287453b3a1
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-94.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MQHA5HAIBOYI3R6HDWCLAGFTIQP767FL
Sources
- CVE-2021-28678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-28678 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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