CVE-2026-55379
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
06/07/2026
Last modified:
07/07/2026
Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/BdfFontFile.py bdf_char() read the BBX width and height field from a BDF font file and passed attacker-controlled dimensions to Image.new() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), bypassing Pillow's documented decompression bomb protection and allowing excessive memory allocation. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3.0 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-45hq-cxwh-f6vc
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-45hq-cxwh-f6vc



