Advisory Published

USN-4697-1: Pillow vulnerabilities

First published: Mon Jan 18 2021(Updated: )

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain PCX image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted PCX file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-35653) It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain Tiff image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted Tiff file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-35654) It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain SGI image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted SGI file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-35655)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/python3-pil<7.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
7.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/python3-pil<7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2
7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/python-pil<5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/python3-pil<5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/python-pil<3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/python3-pil<3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?

    The vulnerability ID for this advisory is USN-4697-1.

  • What is the severity of USN-4697-1?

    The severity of USN-4697-1 is not mentioned in the advisory.

  • What software is affected by USN-4697-1?

    The software affected by USN-4697-1 includes python3-pil and python-pil versions 7.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 and earlier, python3-pil version 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2 and earlier, python-pil version 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4 and earlier.

  • How can a remote attacker exploit this vulnerability?

    A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user or automated system into opening a specially-crafted PCX file, which could cause Pillow to crash and result in a denial of service.

  • What is the remedy for this vulnerability?

    The remedy for this vulnerability is to upgrade python3-pil and python-pil to version 7.2.0-1ubuntu0.1, python3-pil to version 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2, and python-pil to version 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4 or later.

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