Pillow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published Mar 3, 2021 · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Pillow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.
QFinch assessment
Pillow before 8.1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) because the reported size of a contained image is not properly checked for an ICNS container, and thus an attempted memory allocation can be very large.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.
Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- MEDIUM
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- FEDORA-2021-0ece308612 ↗
- FEDORA-2021-15845d3abe ↗
- FEDORA-2021-9016a9b7bd ↗
- GLSA-202107-33 ↗
- pillow.readthedocs.io ↗
- lists.fedoraproject.org ↗
- lists.fedoraproject.org ↗
- lists.fedoraproject.org ↗
- pillow.readthedocs.io ↗
Record history
Published Mar 3, 2021 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026