CVE-2020-5310 Integer overflow in Pillow

High 8.8 Published Updated

An integer overflow in Pillow's TIFF decoder allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via malicious images.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-5310?

CVE-2020-5310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

libImaging/TiffDecode.c in Pillow before 6.2.2 has a TIFF decoding integer overflow, related to realloc.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5310?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including pillow. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
pillow BitnamiAll versions6.2.2
pillow PyPIAll versions6.2.2
pillow PyPIAll versions6.2.2
pillow PyPIAll versions6.2.2

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Python Pillow.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5310?

Upgrade pillow to 6.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2020-5310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-5310, BIT-pillow-2020-5310, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5310, GHSA-vcqg-3p29-xw73, PYSEC-2020-81.

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