1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3230-1

USN-3230-1: Pillow vulnerabilities

Publication date

13 March 2017

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Pillow.

Releases

Packages

  • pillow - Python Imaging Library

Details

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)

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)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.10 yakkety python-imaging –  3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
python-pil –  3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
python3-pil –  3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial python-imaging –  3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
python-pil –  3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
python3-pil –  3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty python-imaging –  2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
python-pil –  2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
python3-imaging –  2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
python3-pil –  2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4

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