7.5

CVE-2022-45198: python pillow

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2024:2908-1openSUSE-SU-2024:0253-1GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7
Published 14-11-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-45198 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in python pillow. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
DLA-4462-1MGASA-2023-0164USN-5777-1USN-5777-2

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 1.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse2 products
  • python-Pillow&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6< 7.2.0-150300.3.18.1
  • python-Pillow&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5< 8.4.0-bp155.3.9.1
Ubuntu2 products
  • pillow< 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7 | < 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
  • pillow-python2< 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Debian1 product
  • pillow< 9.2.0-1
Opensuse1 product
  • python-Pillow&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 7.2.0-150300.3.18.1 | < 8.4.0-bp155.3.9.1
PyPI1 product
  • pillow< 11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4 | < 9.2.0
Python1 product

6 vendors · 8 products

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