high7.5
CVE-2026-55379
Pillow `BdfFontFile`: `Image.new()` called without `_decompression_bomb_check()` — bomb protection bypass via font loading
Impact
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/BdfFontFile.py bdf_char() read the BBX width and height field from a BDF font file and passed attacker-controlled dimensions to Image.new() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), bypassing Pillow's documented decompression bomb protection and allowing excessive memory allocation. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | pillow | < 12.3.0 | 12.3.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Pillow | before 12.3.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-45hq-cxwh-f6vc
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-45hq-cxwh-f6vc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55379
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2026-2255.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst