CVE-2021-25287: Critical severity python imaging library (pillow) vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 2021
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. There is an out-of-bounds read in J2kDecode, in j2kugrayala.

Other sources

There is an out-of-bounds read in J2kDecode in j2kugrayala. For J2k images with multiple bands, it’s legal to have different widths for each band, e.g. 1 byte for L, 4 bytes for A.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/python-pillow<0:5.1.1-16.el8
0:5.1.1-16.el8
redhat/python-pillow<8.2.0
8.2.0
pip/Pillow>=2.4.0<8.2.0
8.2.0
Python Pillow<8.2.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33

Remediation

Information

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Event History

Apr 1, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jun 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:13 PM
Description
Jun 8, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:49 PM

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-25287.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-25287?

The severity of CVE-2021-25287 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.1.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes Python Pillow versions up to and excluding 8.2.0, and Python Pillow version 0:5.1.1-16.el8 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-25287?

To fix CVE-2021-25287, you should update to version 8.2.0 of Python Pillow.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-25287?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-25287 on the following references: [https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.2.0.html#security](https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.2.0.html#security), [https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/5377](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/5377), [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1958230](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1958230).

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