Pillow reports :

Pillow prior to 3.3.2 may experience integer overflow errors in map.c when reading specially crafted image files. This may lead to memory disclosure or corruption.

Pillow prior to 3.3.2 and PIL 1.1.7 (at least) do not check for negative image sizes in ImagingNew in Storage.c. A negative image size can lead to a smaller allocation than expected, leading to arbi trary writes.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-52 (Pillow: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pillow. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary       files with the privileges of the user running the application, or obtain       sensitive information.
    A remote attackers could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of       the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

According to the versions of the python-pillow package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG     image that has a large size when it is     decompressed.(CVE-2014-9601)

  - The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2)     Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load     function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy function     in Image.py in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and     earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 do not properly create     temporary files, which allow local users to overwrite     arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a     symlink attack on the temporary file.(CVE-2014-1932)

  - The (1) JpegImagePlugin.py and (2) EpsImagePlugin.py     scripts in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier     and Pillow before 2.3.1 uses the names of temporary     files on the command line, which makes it easier for     local users to conduct symlink attacks by listing the     processes.(CVE-2014-1933)

  - Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow     2.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary     commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified     vectors related to CVE-2014-1932, possibly     JpegImagePlugin.py.(CVE-2014-3007)

  - PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL)     and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted block size.(CVE-2014-3589)

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function in     libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows     remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF     file.(CVE-2016-0740)

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingFliDecode function in     libImaging/FliDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     via a crafted FLI file.(CVE-2016-0775)

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingPcdDecode function in     PcdDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 and Python Imaging     Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted     PhotoCD file.(CVE-2016-2533)

  - Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers     to obtain sensitive information by using the 'crafted     image file' approach, related to an 'Integer Overflow'     issue affecting the Image.core.map_buffer in map.c     component.(CVE-2016-9189)

  - Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers     to execute arbitrary code by using the 'crafted image     file' approach, related to an 'Insecure Sign Extension'     issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c     component.(CVE-2016-9190)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the python-pillow package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingFliDecode function in     libImaging/FliDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     via a crafted FLI file.(CVE-2016-0775)

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingLibTiffDecode function in     libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 allows     remote attackers to overwrite memory via a crafted TIFF     file.(CVE-2016-0740)

  - Buffer overflow in the ImagingPcdDecode function in     PcdDecode.c in Pillow before 3.1.1 and Python Imaging     Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted     PhotoCD file.(CVE-2016-2533)

  - PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL)     and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted block size.(CVE-2014-3589)

  - Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a PNG     image that has a large size when it is     decompressed.(CVE-2014-9601)

  - Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers     to execute arbitrary code by using the 'crafted image     file' approach, related to an 'Insecure Sign Extension'     issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c     component.(CVE-2016-9190)

  - Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers     to obtain sensitive information by using the 'crafted     image file' approach, related to an 'Integer Overflow'     issue affecting the Image.core.map_buffer in map.c     component.(CVE-2016-9189)

  - Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow     2.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary     commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified     vectors related to CVE-2014-1932, possibly     JpegImagePlugin.py.(CVE-2014-3007)

  - The (1) JpegImagePlugin.py and (2) EpsImagePlugin.py     scripts in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier     and Pillow before 2.3.1 uses the names of temporary     files on the command line, which makes it easier for     local users to conduct symlink attacks by listing the     processes.(CVE-2014-1933)

  - The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2)     Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load     function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy function     in Image.py in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and     earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 do not properly create     temporary files, which allow local users to overwrite     arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a     symlink attack on the temporary file.(CVE-2014-1932)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the crafted     image file approach, related to an Insecure Sign Extension issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c     component. (CVE-2016-9190)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

It was discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled certain compressed text chunks in PNG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9601)

Cris Neckar discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2016-9189)

Cris Neckar discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9190).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1787 advisory.

    Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the crafted     image file approach, related to an Insecure Sign Extension issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c     component. (CVE-2016-9190)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Cris Neckar discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Pillow, a Python imaging library, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or information disclosure if a malformed image file is processed.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3230-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain compressed text chunks in PNG images. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This     issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9601)

    Cris Neckar discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain malformed images. A remote attacker could     use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive     information. (CVE-2016-9189)

    Cris Neckar discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain malformed images. A remote attacker could     use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2016-9190)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the version of the python-pillow package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - A vulnerability was found in python-pillow. A crafted     image file with negative dimensions could cause a     buffer to be under-allocated, leading to arbitrary     writes on the heap which could cause a crash or,     potentially, code execution.(CVE-2016-9190)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the version of the python-pillow package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - A vulnerability was found in python-pillow. A crafted     image file with negative dimensions could cause a     buffer to be under-allocated, leading to arbitrary     writes on the heap which could cause a crash or,     potentially, code execution.(CVE-2016-9190)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The version of python-pillow installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2083 advisory.

    Pillow before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed text chunk in a     PNG image that has a large size when it is decompressed. (CVE-2014-9601)

    Pillow before 3.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the crafted     image file approach, related to an Insecure Sign Extension issue affecting the ImagingNew in Storage.c     component. (CVE-2016-9190)

    In Pillow before 8.1.0, PcxDecode has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file because the     user-supplied stride value is trusted for buffer calculations. (CVE-2020-35653)

    An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. For FLI data, FliDecode did not properly check that the     block advance was non-zero, potentially leading to an infinite loop on load. (CVE-2021-28676)

    An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. For EPS data, the readline implementation used in     EPSImageFile has to deal with any combination of \r and \n as line endings. It used an accidentally     quadratic method of accumulating lines while looking for a line ending. A malicious EPS file could use     this to perform a DoS of Pillow in the open phase, before an image was accepted for opening.
    (CVE-2021-28677)

    Pillow through 8.2.0 and PIL (aka Python Imaging Library) through 1.1.7 allow an attacker to pass     controlled parameters directly into a convert function to trigger a buffer overflow in Convert.c.
    (CVE-2021-34552)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
95513	FreeBSD : Pillow -- multiple vulnerabilities (bc4898d5-a794-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	12/5/2016	1/15/2026	high
96227	GLSA-201612-52 : Pillow: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/3/2017	1/7/2026	critical
131591	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2019-2437)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	12/4/2019	4/8/2024	high
132189	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2019-2654)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	12/18/2019	4/3/2024	high
220091	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9190	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	9/3/2025	high
97722	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : python-imaging vulnerabilities (USN-3229-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	3/14/2017	12/30/2025	high
178514	Amazon Linux AMI : python-imaging (ALAS-2023-1787)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	7/20/2023	12/11/2024	high
94738	Debian DSA-3710-1 : pillow - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	11/11/2016	1/19/2026	high
97723	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Pillow vulnerabilities (USN-3230-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	3/14/2017	9/3/2025	high
126428	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2019-1687)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	7/2/2019	5/13/2024	high
126551	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2019-1709)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	7/9/2019	5/10/2024	high
176924	Amazon Linux 2 : python-pillow (ALAS-2023-2083)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	6/8/2023	12/11/2024	critical
99894	EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2017-1049)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	5/1/2017	12/22/2025	high

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