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title: "CVE-2019-19911\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-19911

Publication date 5 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19911?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

There is a DoS vulnerability in Pillow before 6.2.2 caused by
FpxImagePlugin.py calling the range function on an unvalidated 32-bit
integer if the number of bands is large. On Windows running 32-bit Python,
this results in an OverflowError or MemoryError due to the 2 GB limit.
However, on Linux running 64-bit Python this results in the process being
terminated by the OOM killer.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pillow | 19.10 eoan | Fixed 6.1.0-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.3 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19911?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| pillow | * Upstream:   [774e53b](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/774e53bb132461d8d5ebefec1162e29ec0ebc63d) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19911)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19911)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-19911)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19911)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4272-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4272-1)
+ Pillow vulnerabilities
+ 6 February 2020

### Other references

* <https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19911>