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TI-2024-18783 Aliases CVE-2024-28219GHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3

In _imagingcms.c in Pillow before 10.3.0, a buffer overflow exists because strcpy is used instead of strncpy.

Priority LOW 34CWE-680Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In _imagingcms.c in Pillow before 10.3.0, a buffer overflow exists because strcpy is used instead of strncpy.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00997 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial pillow (PyPI): 10.3.0Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—pillow (PyPI)before 10.3.010.3.0Patch availableGHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 10.3.0 Fixed in 10.3.0 Patch available GHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.3.0Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.3.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3 pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 10.3.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:5662 Released 2024-08-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.15.3 Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 python-aiohttp-3.9.4-1.el8pc, python-django-4.2.14-1.el8pc, python-jinja2-3.1.4-1.el8pc +5
  • RHSA-2024:4227 Released 2024-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-pillow security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-pillow-5.1.1-21.el8_10, python3-pillow-5.1.1-21.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) python3-pillow-5.1.1-21.el8_10, python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-21.el8_10, python3-pillow-doc-5.1.1-21.el8_10 +1
  • RHSA-2024:3781 Released 2024-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.7-1.el8ap, automation-hub-4.9.2-1.el8ap, python39-aiohttp-3.9.5-1.el8ap +25
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.7-1.el9ap, automation-hub-4.9.2-1.el9ap, python-aiohttp-3.9.5-1.el9ap +25

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:3781
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:3781
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:4227
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:4227
Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:5662
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28219
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

Sources

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