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High USN-4697-1 3 CVEs

pillow vulnerabilities

Published Jan 18, 2021 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain PCX image files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted
PCX file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-35653)

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain Tiff image files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted
Tiff file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-35654)

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain SGI image files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted
SGI file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-35655)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS pillow 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS pillow 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS pillow 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35653
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35654
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35655