critical
9.8
CWE
120 119 787
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-5311: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Jan 03 2020(Updated: )

`libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c` in Pillow before 6.2.2 has an SGI buffer overflow.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/pillow<=6.2.1
6.2.2
redhat/python-pillow<0:5.1.1-10.el8_1
0:5.1.1-10.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow<0:5.1.1-10.el8_0
0:5.1.1-10.el8_0
Python Pillow<6.2.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
redhat/python-pillow<6.2.2
6.2.2
ubuntu/pillow<5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2
ubuntu/pillow<6.1.0-1ubuntu0.2
6.1.0-1ubuntu0.2
ubuntu/pillow<7.0.0-1
7.0.0-1
debian/pillow
5.4.1-2+deb10u3
5.4.1-2+deb10u6
8.1.2+dfsg-0.3+deb11u1
9.4.0-1.1
10.2.0-1
10.3.0-2

Remedy

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-5311?

    CVE-2020-5311 is a vulnerability in the libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c file in Pillow before version 6.2.2.

  • How does CVE-2020-5311 affect Python Pillow?

    CVE-2020-5311 allows an attacker to crash an application or potentially execute code on the system by exploiting an out-of-bounds write flaw in the SGI RLE image decoding process of python-pillow.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-5311?

    CVE-2020-5311 has a severity rating of critical, with a severity value of 9 out of 10.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-5311?

    To fix CVE-2020-5311, ensure you are using python-pillow version 6.2.2 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-5311?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-5311 in the references provided: [GitHub commit](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3), [Pillow release notes](https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html), [Red Hat Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1789541).

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