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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6744-1)

🗓️ 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'pillow' package(s) on Ubuntu affected by buffer overflow due to improper bounds checks when processing an ICC file leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6744.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-28219");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-04-24 04:09:36 +0000 (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)");
  script_version("2025-10-16T07:37:11+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-16 07:37:11 +0000 (Thu, 16 Oct 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-10-15 15:20:23 +0000 (Wed, 15 Oct 2025)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6744-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|22\.04\ LTS|23\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6744-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'pillow' package(s) announced via the USN-6744-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing
bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer
overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'pillow' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-pil", ver:"2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-pil", ver:"3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm2", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm2", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-pil", ver:"5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+esm1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+esm1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"9.0.1-1ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU23.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-pil", ver:"10.0.0-1ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU23.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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16 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.15.9 - 6.7
EPSS0.00997
SSVC
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