Critical severity · published May 25, 2022
CVE-2022-30595
libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c in Pillow 9.1.0 has a heap buffer overflow in the processing of invalid TGA image files
9.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c in Pillow 9.1.0 has a heap buffer overflow in the processing of invalid TGA image files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pillow · Python
9.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30595
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30595
Exploit
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/src/libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c
Release Notes
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.1.1.html
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