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CVE-2014-3589

Pillow denial of service via Crafted Block Size

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.36%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2014-3589
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2014-3589
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0040 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2014-0040
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfmr-38g9-f2h7 8.7

Pillow denial of service via Crafted Block Size

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.

Record
GHSA-cfmr-38g9-f2h7
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cfmr-38g9-f2h7 8.7

Pillow denial of service via Crafted Block Size

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.

Record
GHSA-cfmr-38g9-f2h7
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2014-3589
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3589 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3589
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0343 No score

Updated python-imaging & python-pillow packages fix CVE-2014-3589

Updated python-imaging and python-pillow packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The Python Imaging Library is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in the IcnsImagePlugin (CVE-2014-3589).

Record
MGASA-2014-0343
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10511-1 No score

python3-Pillow-3.4.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python3-Pillow-3.4.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10511-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10567-1 No score

python-Pillow-3.1.1-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python-Pillow-3.1.1-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10567-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11209-1 No score

python36-Pillow-8.3.2-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python36-Pillow-8.3.2-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11209-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13827-1 No score

python310-Pillow-10.3.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python310-Pillow-10.3.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13827-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11261-1 No score

python313-Pillow-12.3.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-Pillow-12.3.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11261-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-10 No score

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.

Record
PYSEC-2014-10
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0777-1 No score

Security update for python-Pillow

python-pillow has been updated to 2.7.0 to fix three security issues.

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:

* CVE-2014-9601: Remote attackers could have caused a denial of service
  via a compressed text chunk in a PNG image that has a large size when
  it is decompressed.
* CVE-2014-3598: Remote attackers could have caused a denial of service
  using specially crafted image files via Jpeg2KImagePlugin.
* CVE-2014-3589: Remote attackers could have caused a denial of service
  using specially crafted image files via IcnsImagePlugin.
* CVE-2014-1932: A local user could have overwritten arbitrary files
  and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the
  temporary file.
* CVE-2014-1933: A local user could have gained information helpful for
  symlink attacks by listing process information which uses the names
  of temporary files on the command line.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-9601
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9601>
* CVE-2014-3598
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3598>
* CVE-2014-3589
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3589>
* CVE-2014-1932
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1932>
* CVE-2014-1933
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1933>
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0777-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 No score

Security update for SES 1.0

This collective update for SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 provides fixes and enhancements.

ceph (update to version 0.80.9):

  • Support non-ASCII characters. (bnc#907510)
  • Fixes issue with more than one OSD / MON on same node. (bnc#927862)
  • Reinstates Environment=CLUSTER=ceph lines removed by last patch. (bnc#915567)
  • Use same systemd service files for all cluster names. (bnc#915567)
  • In OSDMonitor fallback to json-pretty in case of invalid formatter. (bnc#919313)
  • Increase max files to 131072 for ceph-osd daemon. (bnc#924894)
  • Fix 'OSDs shutdown during rados benchmark tests'. (bnc#924269)
  • Add SuSEfirewall2 service files for Ceph MON, OSD and MDS. (bnc#919091)
  • Added support for multiple cluster names with systemd to ceph-disk. (bnc#915567)
  • Move udev rules for rbd devices to the client package ceph-common.
  • Several issues reported upstream have been fixed: #9973 #9918 #9907 #9877 #9854 #9587 #9479 #9478 #9254 #5595 #10978 #10965 #10907 #10553 #10471 #10421 #10307 #10299 #10271 #10271 #10270 #10262 #10103 #10095.

ceph-deploy:

  • Drop support for multiple customer names on the same hardware. (bsc#915567)
  • Check for errors when generating rgw keys. (bsc#915783)
  • Do not import new repository keys automatically when installing packages with Zypper. (bsc#919965)
  • Improved detection of disk vs. OSD block devices with a simple set of tests. (bsc#889053)
  • Do not create keyring files as world-readable. (bsc#920926, CVE-2015-3010)
  • Added support for multiple cluster names with systemd to ceph-disk. (bnc#915567)

calamari-clients:

  • Reduce krakenFailThreshold to 5 minutes. (bsc#903007)

python-Pillow (update to version 2.7.0):

  • Fix issues in Jpeg2KImagePlugin and IcnsImagePlugin which could have allowed denial of service attacks. (CVE-2014-3598, CVE-2014-3589)

python-djangorestframework:

  • Escape URLs when replacing format= query parameter, as used in dropdown on GET button in browsable API to allow explicit selection of JSON vs HTML output. (bsc#929914)
  • Escape request path when it is include as part of the login and logout links in the browsable API. (bsc#929886)

For a comprehensive list of changes please refer to each package's change log.

Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3589 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3589
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3090-1 No score

Pillow vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a flaw in processing a compressed text chunk in a PNG image could cause the image to have a large size when decompressed, potentially leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9601)

Andrew Drake discovered that Pillow incorrectly validated input. A remote attacker could use this to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3589)

Eric Soroos discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain malformed FLI, Tiff, and PhotoCD files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-0740, CVE-2016-0775, CVE-2016-2533)

Record
USN-3090-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pillow
PyPI
before 2.3.2
2.3.2
pillow
PyPI
2.5 up to 2.5.2
2.5.2
pillow
Debian:12
before 2.5.3-1
2.5.3-1
pillow
Debian:13
before 2.5.3-1
2.5.3-1
pillow
Debian:14
before 2.5.3-1
2.5.3-1
python-imaging
Debian:6.0
before 1.1.7-2+deb6u1, plus listed versions
1.1.7-2
1.1.7-2+deb6u1
python-imaging
Debian:7
before 1.1.7-4+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.1.7-4
1.1.7-4+deb7u1
pillow
PyPI
before 2.3.2, plus listed versions
1.01.11.21.31.4
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1.51.61.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.7.51.7.61.7.71.7.82.0.02.1.02.2.02.2.12.2.22.3.02.3.1
2.3.2
pillow
PyPI
2.5 up to 2.5.2, plus listed versions
2.5.02.5.1
2.5.2
python-imaging
Mageia:3
before 1.1.7-7.2.mga3
1.1.7-7.2.mga3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
python-pillow
Mageia:4
before 2.2.1-0.5.mga4
2.2.1-0.5.mga4
pillow
PyPI
before 2.3.2, 2.5 up to 2.5.2, plus listed versions
1.01.11.21.31.4
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1.51.61.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.7.51.7.61.7.71.7.82.0.02.1.02.2.02.2.12.2.22.3.02.3.12.5.02.5.1
2.3.22.5.2
calamari-clients
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0
before 1.2.2+git.1428648634.40dfe5b-3.1
1.2.2+git.1428648634.40dfe5b-3.1
ceph
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0
before 0.80.9-5.1
0.80.9-5.1
ceph-deploy
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0
before 1.5.19+git.1431355031.6178cf3-9.1
1.5.19+git.1431355031.6178cf3-9.1
python-Pillow
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0
before 2.7.0-4.1
2.7.0-4.1
python-djangorestframework
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0
before 2.3.12-4.2
2.3.12-4.2
pillow
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions
2.2.1-1ubuntu22.2.1-2ubuntu12.2.1-3ubuntu22.2.1-3ubuntu32.2.1-3ubuntu4
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2.2.1-3ubuntu62.3.0-1ubuntu12.3.0-1ubuntu22.3.0-1ubuntu3
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.2
python-Pillow
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.4.2-1.1
3.4.2-1.1
python-Pillow
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.1.1-4.1
3.1.1-4.1
python-Pillow
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 8.3.2-1.2
8.3.2-1.2
python-Pillow
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 10.3.0-1.1
10.3.0-1.1
python-Pillow
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 12.3.0-1.1
12.3.0-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3589 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Python Pillow, published August 21, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.36%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in pillow 2.3.2.

References

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