Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, SpiderImageFile.seek() in src/PIL/SpiderImagePlugin.py reparses a later SPIDER stack frame and replaces self._size without rerunning Image._decompression_bomb_check(). A tiny file can use a safe first frame to pass Image.open() and then declare very large dimensions in a later mode F frame. Loading that frame allocates approximately four bytes per attacker-declared pixel and can consume multiple gigabytes of memory. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7cb0e02389d8aac2a60896a490f572db0b07b841 Patch
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-g842-9rc4-69pw Vendor Advisory
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Change history 7
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-27 14:24
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-27 14:24
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-23 21:18
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-23 22:17
- StatusPublished → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-22 16:46
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-21 21:01
- First seenCVSS 7.1NVD modified 2026-10-21 21:20
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7cb0e02389d8aac2a60896a490f572db0b07b841 Patch
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/10076 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 Release Notes
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-g842-9rc4-69pw Vendor Advisory