Pillow denial of service via PNG bomb

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2014-9601 · GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2 · PYSEC-2015-16 · Published 16/01/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pillow PyPI	`< 2.7.0`	`2.7.0`
pillow python	`≤ 2.6.2`	No fix yet

Description

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.

NVD description

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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9601 · ADVISORY
python-pillow/Pillow#1060 · WEB
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
python-pillow/Pillow · PACKAGE
web.archive.org/web/20200227221255/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77758 · WEB
djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release · WEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148442.html · WEB
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00056.html · WEB
pillow.readthedocs.org/releasenotes/2.7.0.html · WEB
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/77758
djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/02/pillow-security-release · Third Party Advisory
GitHub Advisory GHSA-h5rf-vgqx-wjv2 · ADVISORY

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