#VU23913 Buffer overflow in Pillow - CVE-2020-5313
Published: January 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23913
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5313
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pillow
Pillow
Software vendor:
Alex Clark and Contributors
Alex Clark and Contributors
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the "libImaging/FliDecode.c" file due to a boundary error when processing FLI image. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.