CVE-2019-16865
python-pillow: reading specially crafted image files leads to allocation of large amounts of memory and denial of service
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 4, 2019
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was discovered in the way the python-pillow may allocate a large amount of memory or require a long time while processing specially crafted image files, possibly causing a denial of service. Applications that use the library to process untrusted files may be vulnerable to this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling