CVE-2021-28678

python-pillow: Excessive looping in BLP image reader

Published Jun 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0185 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hjfx-8p6c-g7gx Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Pillow
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4963-1 Pillow vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 9:47 PM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 2, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 1, 2021, 12:00 AM