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Vulnerability details: VCID-7jch-5hxc-6ufk
Vulnerability ID VCID-7jch-5hxc-6ufk
Aliases CVE-2019-16865
GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
PYSEC-2019-110
Summary An issue was discovered in Pillow before 6.2.0. When reading specially crafted invalid image files, the library can either allocate very large amounts of memory or take an extremely long period of time to process the image.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-16865.json
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.03329 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
epss 0.05198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
cvssv3.1 4 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2019-110.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2019-110.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ab52630d0644e42a75eb88b78b9a9d7438a6fbeb
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ab52630d0644e42a75eb88b78b9a9d7438a6fbeb
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/4123
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/4123
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html
generic_textual HIGH https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4272-1
generic_textual HIGH https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4272-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
generic_textual HIGH https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-16865.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16865
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16865
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2019-110.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ab52630d0644e42a75eb88b78b9a9d7438a6fbeb
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/4123
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4272-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
1774066 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1774066
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-16865.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mj-748x-7p78
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2019-110.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ab52630d0644e42a75eb88b78b9a9d7438a6fbeb
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/4123
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMJBUZQGQ2Q7HXYCQVRLU7OXNC7CAWWU
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYDXD7EE4YAEVSTNIFZKNVPRVJX5ZOG3
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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16865
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes/6.2.0.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4272-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.86797
EPSS Score 0.03329
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:07:52.027863+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2019-110.yaml 37.0.0