CVE-2022-22816: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22816 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 5Timeline
- 07-01-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 has a buffer over-read during initialization of ImagePath.Path.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
2.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.14 pp
From 1.92% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- pillow< 9.0.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Ubuntu2 products
- pillow< 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm3 | < 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm1 | < 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.7 | < 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5 | < 9.0.0-1
- pillow-python2All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- py3-pillow< 8.4.0-r2 | < 9.0.0-r0
PyPI1 product
- pillow< 9.0.0
Python1 product
- pillow< 9.0.0
5 vendors · 7 products
References
17 links- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c5d9223a8b5e9295d15b5a9b1ef1dae44c8499f3/src/path.cWEBThird Party Advisory