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Vulnerability details: VCID-ygd3-7jsw-3bcm
Vulnerability ID VCID-ygd3-7jsw-3bcm
Aliases BIT-pillow-2020-5311
CVE-2020-5311
GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
PYSEC-2020-82
Summary libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c in Pillow before 6.2.2 has an SGI buffer overflow.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
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
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
generic_textual CRITICAL https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
generic_textual CRITICAL https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-5311.json
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
epss 0.01212 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-82.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-82.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
generic_textual CRITICAL https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-5311.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5311
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5311
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-82.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
1789535 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1789535
948224 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=948224
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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
RHSA-2021:0420 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0420
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0566
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0580
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-5311.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7rm-8j6h-r933
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-82.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a79b65c47c7dc6fe623aadf09aa6192fc54548f3
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MMU3WT2X64GS5WHDPKKC2WZA7UIIQ3A
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3DUMIBUYGJRAVJCTFUWBRLVQKOUTVX5P
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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5311
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.2.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4272-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4631
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.78157
EPSS Score 0.01212
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:08:06.091099+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-82.yaml 37.0.0