CVE-2026-112401

Public on 2026-10-19
Modified on 2026-10-21
Description
A flaw was found in Pillow. When parsing GIF images with numerous comment blocks, the library repeatedly copies data in an inefficient manner. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by submitting a specially crafted GIF image to an application that processes images using Pillow, causing excessive CPU consumption and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-pillow Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python-pillow Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview python-pillow Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L