Medium severity · published Jan 10, 2022
CVE-2022-22815
path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 improperly initializes ImagePath.Path
6.5
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 improperly initializes ImagePath.Path.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
PI
Pillow · Python
before 9.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22815
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22815
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c5d9223a8b5e9295d15b5a9b1ef1dae44c8499f3/src/path.c#L331
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
Vendor Advisory
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#fixed-imagepath-path-array-handling
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
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