High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2021· Updated Sep 16, 2024
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
CVE-2021-23437
Description
The package pillow 5.2.0 and before 8.3.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the getrgb function.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pillowPyPI | >= 5.2.0, < 8.3.2 | 8.3.2 |
Affected products
11- Pillow/pillowdescription
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:bitnami/pillowpkg:pypi/pillowpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Pillow&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Pillow&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pillow&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
>= 5.2.0, < 8.3.2+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.2.0, < 8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.2.0, < 8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.0-150300.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.3.2-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-3.20.2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.0-150300.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-3.20.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.0-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-3.20.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.0-3.14.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/advisories/GHSA-98vv-pw6r-q6q4ghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNSG6VFXTAROGF7ACYLMAZNQV4EJ6I2C/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKRCL7KKAKOXCVD7M6WC5OKFGL4L3SJT/mitrevendor-advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23437ghsaADVISORY
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10ghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-317.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/9e08eb8f78fdfd2f476e1b20b7cf38683754866bghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.htmlghsamailing-listWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNSG6VFXTAROGF7ACYLMAZNQV4EJ6I2CghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKRCL7KKAKOXCVD7M6WC5OKFGL4L3SJTghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNSG6VFXTAROGF7ACYLMAZNQV4EJ6I2CghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKRCL7KKAKOXCVD7M6WC5OKFGL4L3SJTghsaWEB
- pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.3.2.htmlghsaWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PILLOW-1319443ghsaWEB
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