🛡️ CVE-2020-5311 — pillow
Description
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input in Pillow
libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c in Pillow before 6.2.2 has an SGI buffer overflow.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2020-5311 is classified as CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. Input is copied into a fixed-size buffer without a length check, overwriting memory past the end of it.
Affected software
CVE-2020-5311 is recorded against 1 package.
- pillow
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
pillow.readthedocs.io (Web)
usn.ubuntu.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pillow | — | — |
References
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