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CVE-2026-112406GHSA-F2G6-542V-9J58BIT-PILLOW-2026-112406

Pillow: Infinite loop in PdfParser.rewrite_pages on page tree Parent cycle

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 13.0.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can enter an infinite loop while rewriting PDF pages. PdfParser.rewrite_pages() follows Parent relationships without detecting a cycle in the page tree. An attacker can supply a cyclic PDF to an application that appends an image to that PDF. This can hold the worker at full CPU and deny service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • python-pillow Pillow

    From 5.1.0 · fixed in 13.0.0

  • pillowPyPI

    From 5.1.0 · fixed in 13.0.0

  • pillowBitnami

    From 5.1.0 · fixed in 13.0.0

References 3

GitHub · python-pillow/Pillow