CVE-2020-11538

Description

In libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c in Pillow through 7.0.0, a number of out-of-bounds reads exist in the parsing of SGI image files, a different issue than CVE-2020-5311.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html release notes
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/4538 issue tracking patch
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/7.1.0.html product
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/4504 issue tracking patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOKHNWV2VS5GESY7IBD237E7C6T3I427/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEBCPE4F2VHTIT6EZA2YZQZLPVDEBJGD/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11538?
CVE-2020-11538 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11538?
To fix CVE-2020-11538, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11538 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11538 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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