CVE-2022-22816
python-pillow: buffer over-read during initialization of ImagePath.Path in path_getbbox() in path.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 2, 2022
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in python-pillow. The vulnerability occurs due to improper initialization of image paths, leading to a buffer over-read and improper initialization. This flaw allows an attacker to unauthorized memory access that causes memory access errors, incorrect results, or crashes.
Statement
Red Hat Quay ships a vulnerable version of Pillow as a dependency of xhtml2pdf. The xhtml2pdf package is used in the invoice generation feature of Quay, however, the vulnerable ImagePath module is not used by xhtml2pdf. Therefore impact for Quay is rated Low.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read