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GHSA-WHJ4-6X5X-4V2J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-13 19:22 – Updated: 2026-04-27 16:21
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Summary
FITS GZIP decompression bomb in Pillow
Details

Impact

Pillow did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making it vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation).

Patches

The amount of data read is now limited to the necessary amount. Fixed in Pillow 12.2.0 (PR #9521).

Workarounds

Avoid Pillow >= 10.3.0, < 12.2.0 Only open specific image formats, excluding FITS.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pillow"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "10.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "12.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-40192"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-13T19:22:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T23:16:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nPillow did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making it vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation).\n\n### Patches\nThe amount of data read is now limited to the necessary amount.\nFixed in Pillow 12.2.0 (PR #9521).\n\n### Workarounds\nAvoid Pillow \u003e= 10.3.0, \u003c 12.2.0\nOnly open [specific image formats](https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.0.0.html#image-open-add-formats-parameter), excluding FITS.",
  "id": "GHSA-whj4-6x5x-4v2j",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T16:21:39Z",
  "published": "2026-04-13T19:22:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-whj4-6x5x-4v2j"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40192"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9521"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3cb854e8b2bab43f40e342e665f9340d861aa628"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/12.2.0.html#prevent-fits-decompression-bomb"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "FITS GZIP decompression bomb in Pillow"
}



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