CVE-2023-44271

python-pillow: uncontrolled resource consumption when textlength in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument

Published Nov 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 10.0.0. It is a Denial of Service that uncontrollably allocates memory to process a given task, potentially causing a service to crash by having it run out of memory. This occurs for truetype in ImageFont when textlength in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3768-1 pillow security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5704-1 pillow security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8ghj-p4vj-mr35 Pillow Denial of Service vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6618-1 Pillow vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8135-1 Pillow vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2023, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 30, 2023, 12:00 AM