CVE-2021-28675
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 2, 2021 at 02:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraPillow
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. PSDImagePlugin.PsdImageFile lacked a sanity check on the number of input layers relative to the size of the data block. This could lead to a DoS on Image.open prior to Image.load.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQHA5HAIBOYI3R6HDWCLAGFTIQP767FL/x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.2.0.html#cve-2021-28675-fix-dos-in-psdimagepluginVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-33CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-252
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