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Vulnerability details: VCID-86eg-xvug-aaak
Vulnerability ID VCID-86eg-xvug-aaak
Aliases BIT-2021-27921
BIT-pillow-2021-27921
CVE-2021-27921
GHSA-f4w8-cv6p-x6r5
PYSEC-2021-40
Summary Pillow before 8.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) because the reported size of a contained image is not properly checked for a BLP container, and thus an attempted memory allocation can be very large.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2021/CVE-2021-27921.html
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3917
rhas Moderate https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4149
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-27921.json
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1935384
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27921
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4w8-cv6p-x6r5
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-40.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-40.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.7 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/756fff33128a0b643d10518a26ad04b726dd8973
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/756fff33128a0b643d10518a26ad04b726dd8973
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27921
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27921
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27921
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.1.1.html
generic_textual HIGH https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.1.1.html
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1635
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4763-1
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2021/CVE-2021-27921.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-27921.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-27921
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27921
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-40.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/756fff33128a0b643d10518a26ad04b726dd8973
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ/
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.1.1.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4763-1
1935384 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1935384
AVG-1635 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1635
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:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2021-27921 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27921
GHSA-f4w8-cv6p-x6r5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4w8-cv6p-x6r5
RHSA-2021:3917 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3917
RHSA-2021:4149 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4149
USN-4763-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4763-1/
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/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-27921.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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://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/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-40.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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/756fff33128a0b643d10518a26ad04b726dd8973
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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/S7G44Z33J4BNI2DPDROHWGVG2U7ZH5JU
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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/TQQY6472RX4J2SUJENWDZAWKTJJGP2ML
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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/ZTSY25UJU7NJUFHH3HWT575LT4TDFWBZ
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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-2021-27921
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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-2021-27921
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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-2021-27921
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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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/stable/releasenotes/8.1.1.html
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none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.64714
EPSS Score 0.00242
Published At Nov. 1, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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