#VU23912 Buffer overflow in Pillow - CVE-2020-5312

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23912

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5312

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pillow
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Alex Clark and Contributors

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the "libImaging/PcxDecode.c" file due to a boundary error when processing PCX image. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pillow: 1.0 - 6.2.1

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External links
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/93b22b846e0269ee9594ff71a72bec02d2bea8fd
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.