Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow takes quadratic time to reserve PDF object identifiers when saving many frames with save_all enabled. PdfParser.next_object_id() repeatedly rebuilds and scans all previously reserved identifiers for every object. An attacker can supply a multi-frame image, including a small APNG with a large declared frame count, to an application that converts it to a multipage PDF. This can consume excessive CPU and deny service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow takes quadratic time to reserve PDF object identifiers when saving many frames with save_all enabled. PdfParser.next_object_id() repeatedly rebuilds and scans all previously reserved identifiers for every object. An attacker can supply a multi-frame image, including a small APNG with a large declared frame count, to an application that converts it to a multipage PDF. This can consume excessive CPU and deny service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Title Pillow: Quadratic-time DoS in PDF save_all (PdfParser.next_object_id)
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-10-19T21:55:19.424Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T20:16:09.856Z

Link: CVE-2026-112894

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-19T22:17:09.483

Modified: 2026-10-19T22:17:09.483

Link: CVE-2026-112894

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-407

    Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity