SB2015031806 - Input validation error in py-pillow (Alpine package)
Published: March 18, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015031806
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9601)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG image that has a large size when it is decompressed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.