CVE-2026-112894 PUBLISHED

Pillow: Quadratic-time DoS in PDF save_all (PdfParser.next_object_id)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.10.2026 Published: 19.10.2026 Updated: 20.10.2026

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow takes quadratic time to reserve PDF object identifiers when saving many frames with save_all enabled. PdfParser.next_object_id() repeatedly rebuilds and scans all previously reserved identifiers for every object. An attacker can supply a multi-frame image, including a small APNG with a large declared frame count, to an application that converts it to a multipage PDF. This can consume excessive CPU and deny service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS: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 Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor python-pillow
Product Pillow
Versions
  • Version >= 5.1.0, < 13.0.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity CWE