Pillow Out-of-bounds Read

HIGH 7.1CVE-2020-35653 · BIT-pillow-2020-35653 · GHSA-f5g8-5qq7-938w · Published 12/01/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pillow PyPI	`< 8.1.0`	`8.1.0`
pillow python	`< 8.1.0`	`8.1.0`

Description

In Pillow before 8.1.0, PcxDecode has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file because the user-supplied stride value is trusted for buffer calculations.

NVD description

In Pillow before 8.1.0, PcxDecode has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file because the user-supplied stride value is trusted for buffer calculations.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35653 · ADVISORY
python-pillow/Pillow commit 2f40926 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-f5g8-5qq7-938w · ADVISORY
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
python-pillow/Pillow · PACKAGE
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00018.html · WEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE · WEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD · WEB
pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html · WEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD · WEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE · WEB

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