CVE-2023-50447
Publication date 19 January 2024
Last updated 31 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Pillow through 10.1.0 allows PIL.ImageMath.eval Arbitrary Code Execution via the environment parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-22817 (which was about the expression parameter).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pillow | 25.10 questing |
Fixed 10.2.0-1
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 10.2.0-1
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+esm2
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm3
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm5
|
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| pillow-python2 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.1 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6618-1
- Pillow vulnerabilities
- 30 January 2024
- USN-8135-1
- Pillow vulnerabilities
- 31 March 2026
Other references
- https://duartecsantos.github.io/2023-01-02-CVE-2023-50447/
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/10.2.0.html#imagemath-eval-restricted-environment-keys
- https://devhub.checkmarx.com/cve-details/CVE-2023-50447/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/20/1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50447