vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-16865: CVE-2019-16865 python-pillow: reading specially crafted image files leads to allocation of large amounts of memory and denial of service (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 4, 2019 | Feb 25, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 4, 2019
Added
Feb 25, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 6.2.0. When reading specially crafted invalid image files, the library can either allocate very large amounts of memory or take an extremely long period of time to process the image.
Solutions
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