vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6618-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6618-1",
  "summary": "pillow vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain long text\narguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to\nconsume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-44271)\n\nDuarte Santos discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the environment\nparameter to PIL.ImageMath.eval. An attacker could possibly use this issue\nto execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-50447)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44271",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50447"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2024-01-30T15:17:54Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:32Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "pillow",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8?arch=source&distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "6.1.0-1",
        "6.1.0-1build1",
        "6.2.1-2",
        "7.0.0-4",
        "7.0.0-4build1",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.3",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.4",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6",
        "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-44271",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50447",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "pillow",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "8.1.2+dfsg-0.3",
        "9.0.0-1",
        "9.0.1-1",
        "9.0.1-1build1",
        "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-44271",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50447",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6618-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44271"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50447"
    }
  ]
}