CVE-2020-5312

Public on 2020-01-03
Modified on 2020-04-23
Description
A flaw was discovered in python-pillow does where it does not properly restrict operations within the bounds of a memory buffer when decoding PCX images. An application that uses python-pillow to decode untrusted images may be vulnerable to this flaw, which can allow an attacker to crash the application or potentially execute code on the system.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-pillow 2020-04-20 ALAS2-2020-1412 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H