Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 4.2.0 to before version 12.2.0, an attacker can supply a malicious PDF that causes the process to hang indefinitely, consuming 100% CPU and making the application unresponsive. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.
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Description Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 4.2.0 to before version 12.2.0, an attacker can supply a malicious PDF that causes the process to hang indefinitely, consuming 100% CPU and making the application unresponsive. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.
Title Pillow: PDF Parsing Trailer Infinite Loop (DoS)
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-09T04:10:48.395Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T12:37:18.169Z

Link: CVE-2026-42310

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-09T06:16:10.273

Modified: 2026-05-09T06:16:10.273

Link: CVE-2026-42310

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Updated: 2026-05-09T06:30:25Z