USN-3080-1: Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities
15 September 2016
Python Imaging Libary could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input or opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- python-imaging - Python Imaging Library
Details
Eric Soroos discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled
certain malformed FLI or PhotoCD files. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2016-0775, CVE-2016-2533)
Andrew Drake discovered that the Python Imaging Libray incorrectly validated
input. A remote attacker could use this to cause Python Imaging Library to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3589)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3090-1: python-imaging-doc, python-pil.imagetk, python-imaging-tk, python-pil, pillow, python3-imaging-sane, python3-sane, python-pil-doc, python-sane, python3-pil.imagetk, python-imaging-sane, python3-imaging, python3-imaging-tk, python-imaging, python3-pil, python-imaging-compat