CVE-2020-5311

Description

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

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5311?
CVE-2020-5311 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5311?
To fix CVE-2020-5311, 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-2020-5311 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-5311 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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