Pillow Out-of-bounds Read

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2020-35655 · BIT-pillow-2020-35655 · GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h · Published 12/01/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pillow PyPI	`≥ 4.3.0, < 8.1.0`	`8.1.0`
pillow python	`≥ 4.3.0, < 8.1.0`	`8.1.0`

Description

In Pillow before 8.1.0, SGIRleDecode has a 4-byte buffer over-read when decoding crafted SGI RLE image files because offsets and length tables are mishandled.

NVD description

In Pillow before 8.1.0, SGIRleDecode has a 4-byte buffer over-read when decoding crafted SGI RLE image files because offsets and length tables are mishandled.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655 · ADVISORY
python-pillow/Pillow commit 2f40926 · WEB
python-pillow/Pillow commit 7e95c63 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h · ADVISORY
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
python-pillow/Pillow · PACKAGE
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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