Infinite loop in Pillow
Priority LOW 38CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
JpegImagePlugin may append an EOF marker to the end of a truncated file, so that the last segment of the data will still be processed by the decoder. If the EOF marker is not detected as such however, this could lead to an infinite loop where JpegImagePlugin keeps trying to end the file.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed Pillow (PyPI): 9.0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pillow (PyPI) | before 9.0.0 | 9.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4fx9-vc88-q2xc |
- Pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 9.0.0 Fixed in 9.0.0 Patch available GHSA-4fx9-vc88-q2xc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4fx9-vc88-q2xc Pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 9.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-4fx9-vc88-q2xc
References
Sources
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