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GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx

HIGH

GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-399 vulnerability in pillow. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Pillow is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DOS) in the Jpeg2KImagePlugin

Also known asCVE-2014-3598PYSEC-2015-15
Published
May 14, 2022
Updated
Nov 29, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🐍pillow

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Description

The Jpeg2KImagePlugin plugin in Pillow before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIpillowall versions2.5.3

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pillow. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update pillow to 2.5.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Jpeg2KImagePlugin plugin in Pillow before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-j6f7-g425-4gmx across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.