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Vulnerability details: VCID-t423-5mrd-zfgc
Vulnerability ID VCID-t423-5mrd-zfgc
Aliases BIT-pillow-2020-35655
CVE-2020-35655
GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
PYSEC-2021-71
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.4 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-35655.json
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
epss 0.00504 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-71.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-71.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2f409261eb1228e166868f8f0b5da5cda52e55bf
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2f409261eb1228e166868f8f0b5da5cda52e55bf
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7e95c63fa7f503f185d3d9eb16b9cee1e54d1e46
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7e95c63fa7f503f185d3d9eb16b9cee1e54d1e46
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1438
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-35655.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-35655
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-35655
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-71.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2f409261eb1228e166868f8f0b5da5cda52e55bf
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7e95c63fa7f503f185d3d9eb16b9cee1e54d1e46
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
1915432 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1915432
ASA-202101-11 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202101-11
AVG-1438 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1438
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
RHSA-2021:4149 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4149
USN-4697-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4697-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-35655.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf64-x4gq-p99h
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-71.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2f409261eb1228e166868f8f0b5da5cda52e55bf
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/7e95c63fa7f503f185d3d9eb16b9cee1e54d1e46
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BF553AMNNNBW7SH4IM4MNE4M6GNZQ7YD
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35655
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.65136
EPSS Score 0.00504
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:10:35.706572+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-71.yaml 37.0.0