UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34552

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-34552
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34552.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34552
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Published
2021-07-13T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:47:13Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Pillow through 8.2.0 and PIL (aka Python Imaging Library) through 1.1.7 allow an attacker to pass controlled parameters directly into a convert function to trigger a buffer overflow in Convert.c.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name
pillow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-1ubuntu2
2.2.1-2ubuntu1
2.2.1-3ubuntu2
2.2.1-3ubuntu3
2.2.1-3ubuntu4
2.2.1-3ubuntu6
2.3.0-1ubuntu1
2.3.0-1ubuntu2
2.3.0-1ubuntu3
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.2
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.3
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-imaging",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-imaging-compat",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-imaging-sane",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-imaging-tk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-sane",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-imaging",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-imaging-sane",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-imaging-tk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-sane",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name
pillow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.9.0-1

3.*

3.0.0-1
3.0.0-1build1
3.1.0-1
3.1.1-1
3.1.2-0ubuntu1
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.4
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-imaging",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name
pillow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.1-3build2
4.3.0-2ubuntu1

5.*

5.0.0-1
5.1.0-1
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.3
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.5
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil",
            "binary_version": "5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name
pillow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow@7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.0-1
6.1.0-1build1
6.2.1-2

7.*

7.0.0-4
7.0.0-4build1
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.3
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / pillow-python2

Package

Name
pillow-python2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow-python2@6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.2.1-3~build1
6.2.1-3
6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil",
            "binary_version": "6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}