usn-4963-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-05-19 13:54
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
pillow vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash or hand, resulting in a denial of service.

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  "id": "USN-4963-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:27Z",
  "published": "2021-05-19T13:54:25Z",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28677",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28678"
  ]
}



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