CVE-2020-5312

CRITICAL

Python Pillow < 6.2.2 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

libImaging/PcxDecode.c in Pillow before 6.2.2 has a PCX P mode buffer overflow.

References (12)

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0578

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0681

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0683

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/93b22b846e0269ee9594ff71a72bec02d2bea8fd

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0173

EPSS Percentile 82.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-120

Status published

Affected Products (10)

python/pillow < 6.2.2

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

fedoraproject/fedora

fedoraproject/fedora

pypi/pillow < 6.2.2PyPI

Timeline

Published Jan 03, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026