Pillow Out-of-bounds Read
In Pillow before 8.1.0, PcxDecode has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file because the user-supplied stride value is trusted for buffer calculations.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | pillow | < 8.1.0 | 8.1.0 |
References
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
- 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/6BYVI5G44MRIPERKYDQEL3S3YQCZTVHE/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5g8-5qq7-938w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35653
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2f409261eb1228e166868f8f0b5da5cda52e55bf
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-69.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00018.html
- 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
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-125- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
pillow- Disclosed
- 12.01.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-69 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f5g8-5qq7-938w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: pillow
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 82
- First → latest
- 04.2014 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 11
- High 53
- Medium 16
- Low 1
- Unrated 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 10
- 2021: 20
- 2022: 8
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 24
earlier: 12
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