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CVE-2026-55380 (GCVE-0-2026-55380)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-06 18:50 – Updated: 2026-07-06 19:23
VLAI
Title
Pillow GdImageFile decompression bomb protection bypass
Summary
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/GdImageFile.py GdImageFile._open() read image dimensions from the GD 2.x header and stored them in self._size without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), allowing a crafted .gd file to trigger excessive C-heap allocation when loaded. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-06 19:23 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
python-pillow Pillow Affected: < 12.3.0
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