CVE-2021-28677
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
RHSA-2021:4149: python-pillow security update (Moderate)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.2 |
| sid | Fixed | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.2 |
| forky | Fixed | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.2 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | <8.2.0 | 8.2.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28677
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/5377
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/5a5e6db0abf4e7a638fb1b3408c4e495a096cb92
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5hq-fp76-qmrc
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-93.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQHA5HAIBOYI3R6HDWCLAGFTIQP767FL
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.2.0.html#cve-2021-28677-fix-eps-dos-on-open
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQHA5HAIBOYI3R6HDWCLAGFTIQP767FL/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28677.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4149
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-28677
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4149.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4149
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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