High severity · published Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-45199
Pillow before 9.3.0 allows denial of service via SAMPLESPERPIXEL
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pillow before 9.3.0 allows denial of service via SAMPLESPERPIXEL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pillow · Python
before 9.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45199
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45199
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.gentoo.org/878769
Patch
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2444cddab2f83f28687c7c20871574acbb6dbcf3
Patch
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6700
Release Notes
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/9.3.0
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
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