CVE-2019-16865 (High) detected in Pillow-5.4.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl, Pillow-6.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2019-16865 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - Pillow-5.4.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl, Pillow-6.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Pillow-5.4.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Python Imaging Library (Fork)

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0d/f3/421598450cb9503f4565d936860763b5af413a61009d87a5ab1e34139672/Pillow-5.4.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **Pillow-5.4.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl** (Vulnerable Library)

Pillow-6.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Python Imaging Library (Fork)

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b6/4b/5adc1109908266554fb978154c797c7d71aba43dd15508d8c1565648f6bc/Pillow-6.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **Pillow-6.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2019-10-04

URL: CVE-2019-16865

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16865

Release Date: 2019-10-04

Fix Resolution: 6.2.0

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