SB20250716130 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Pillow



SB20250716130 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Pillow

Published: July 16, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250716130
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48379)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error on BCn encoding. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.