CVE-2026-112896 PUBLISHED

Pillow: TIFF encoder ColorMap plane-size mismatch causes a heap out-of-bounds read

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

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's TIFF encoder can read beyond a ColorMap buffer when retained TIFF metadata has a plane size inconsistent with BitsPerSample. A small TIFF can be opened normally and then retain a crafted ColorMap that is reused when the image is saved. An application that re-encodes the attacker's TIFF with libtiff can trigger the out-of-bounds read. This can disclose heap memory in the output or crash the process. 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:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor python-pillow
Product Pillow
Versions
  • Version < 13.0.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read CWE