CVE-2020-35653

python-pillow: Buffer over-read in PCX image reader

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 3, 2021

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in python-pillow. The PcxDecode in Pillow has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file due to the user-supplied stride value trusted for buffer calculations. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read