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CVE-2025-48379

Pillow Vulnerable to Write Buffer Overflow on BCn encoding

Published: Jul 1, 2025Updated: Oct 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-122
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Pillow vulnerability can cause write buffer overflow on BCn encoding

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-122

Affected Products

pillowPyPIOSS Libraries
PillowUploadcare, LLC
Library
OSS Libraries / pypi
Pillowpython-pillow
Library
OSS Libraries / pypi
pillowpythonOSS Libraries
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
uploadcare, llccommercialOSS Libraries
python-pillowoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pillow
pythonoss-projectUSOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-xg8h-j46f-w952
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48379
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9041
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 1, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 15, 2025

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