GitHub Advisory Database15 days ago

Pillow: Heap buffer overflow in FlashPix (FPX) JPEG decoding leads to code execution

Credits Researcher: Alex Bouffard (mixbo@pebwalker.com) Summary A heap buffer overflow in Pillow's FlashPix (FPX) JPEG-tile decoder lets an attacker achieve arbitrary code execution by getting an application to open a single crafted file with Image.open(). The file is recognized

Published October 23, 2026 · 9:55 PM
Credits Researcher: Alex Bouffard (mixbo@pebwalker.com) Summary A heap buffer overflow in Pillow's FlashPix (FPX) JPEG-tile decoder lets an attacker achieve arbitrary code execution by getting an application to open a single crafted file with Image.open(). The file is recognized

Source: GitHub Advisory Database

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