CVE-2023-44271

python-pillow: uncontrolled resource consumption when textlength in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Pillow before 10.0.0. It is a Denial of Service that uncontrollably allocates memory to process a given task, potentially causing a service to crash by having it run out of memory. This occurs for truetype in ImageFont when textlength in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument.

Se descubrió un problema en Pillow antes de la versión 10.0.0. Es una Denegación de Servicio que asigna memoria de forma incontrolable para procesar una tarea determinada, lo que puede provocar que un servicio falle al quedarse sin memoria. Esto ocurre para truetype en ImageFont cuando la longitud del texto en una instancia de ImageDraw opera con un argumento de texto largo.

A flaw was found in Pillow. A denial of service issue uncontrollably allocates memory to process a given task, potentially causing a service to crash by having it run out of memory. This occurs for TrueType in ImageFont when text length in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-28 CVE Reserved
2023-11-03 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-11-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://devhub.checkmarx.com/cve-details/CVE-2023-44271	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/1fe1bb49c452b0318cad12ea9d97c3bef188e9a7	2024-03-22
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/7244	2024-03-22

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2JOEDUJDQLCUII2LQYZYSM7RJL2I3P4	2024-03-22
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44271	2024-05-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247820	2024-05-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Python Search vendor "Python"		Pillow Search vendor "Python" for product "Pillow"				< 10.0.0 Search vendor "Python" for product "Pillow" and version " < 10.0.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38"		-		Affected