CVE-2026-42310

Published: Mag 09, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 09, 2026
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Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,1
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 4.2.0 to before version 12.2.0, an attacker can supply a malicious PDF that causes the process to hang indefinitely, consuming 100% CPU and making the application unresponsive. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.

835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Amplification
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3bf614e4b861…
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3bf614e4b8615d0ce1d5039efaf6db44…
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9519
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9519
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.2.0
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.2.0
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories…
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-r73j-pqj5-w3x7