usn-5227-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-01-17 13:14
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
pillow vulnerabilities
Details

USN-5227-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-23437)

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, resulting in a denial of service. This issue ony affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-34552)

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, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22815)

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, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-22816)

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, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22817)

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  "details": "USN-5227-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to hang, resulting in a denial\n of service. (CVE-2021-23437)\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service. This issue ony affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and\n Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-34552)\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22815)\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service. (CVE-2022-22816)\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22817)\n",
  "id": "USN-5227-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:53Z",
  "published": "2022-01-17T13:14:11Z",
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  "summary": "pillow vulnerabilities",
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}



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