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CVE-2022-45198

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5777-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).

Pillow anterior a 9.2.0 realiza un manejo inadecuado de datos GIF altamente comprimidos (amplificación de datos).

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the deletion of temporary files when using a temporary directory that contains spaces. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the decompression of highly compressed GIF data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-11-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Python
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 Pillow
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 < 9.2.0
Search vendor "Python" for product "Pillow" and version " < 9.2.0"
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Affected