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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
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CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-pillow 2020-04-20 20:47 ALAS2-2020-1412

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

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-5312 Mitre: CVE-2020-5312 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity