# CVE-2014-3589: PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a den

- Also known as: GHSA-CFMR-38G9-F2H7, PYSEC-2014-10
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.2, 2.5.2
- Published: 2014-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pillow (PyPI): fixed in 2.3.2
- pillow (PyPI): from 2.5, fixed in 2.5.2
- pillow (PyPI): fixed in 2.3.2; from 2.5, fixed in 2.5.2

## Description

PIL/IcnsImagePlugin.py in Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Pillow before 2.3.2 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted block size.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pillow, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.2, 2.5.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/2.5.2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00056.html
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/2.3.2
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/205e056f8f9b06ed7b925cf8aa0874bc4aaf8a7d
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59825

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