CVE-2024-28219

In _imagingcms.c in Pillow before 10.3.0, a buffer overflow exists because strcpy is used instead of strncpy.

Published: 2024-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-28219 is rated Moderate Risk (47.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-28219

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.35% 0.99% +0.64%
2 2026-04-22 0.29% 0.35% +0.06%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-28219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 5.9 [email protected]
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-28219

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-28219

GHSA-44wm-f244-xhp3 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Pillow buffer overflow vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-28219

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-28219: 1 source package rows (py3-pillow); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-28219
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-28219 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pillow), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28219
gentoo high CVE-2024-28219: 1 GLSA(s) (202411-07), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/pillow); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-28219
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28219
suse high CVE-2024-28219 severity important: SUSE including 21 source package names (python-Pillow-4.2.1-3.29.2, python-Pillow-5.2.0-3.26.2, …), 46 product×package rows across 21 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 8, … (21 product lines)): Fixed 46. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28219/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-28219 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (pillow, pillow-python2), 17 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9, DNE 5, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-28219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
python pillow < 10.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-28219

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