In Pillow before 7.1.0, there are two Buffer Overflows in libImaging/TiffDecode.c.
Priority LOW 36CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Pillow before 7.1.0, there are two Buffer Overflows in libImaging/TiffDecode.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01129 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pillow (PyPI): 7.1.0Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pillow (PyPI) | before 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8843-m7mw-mxqm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.0 Fixed in 7.1.0 Patch available GHSA-8843-m7mw-mxqm
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.0 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8843-m7mw-mxqm pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 7.1.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:0420 Released 2021-02-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Quay v3.4.0 security update
- Quay v3 quay/clair-rhel8, quay/quay-bridge-operator-bundle, quay/quay-bridge-operator-rhel8 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Quay v3 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0420 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10379
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8843-m7mw-mxqm
References
Patch 2
Advisory 5
Other 9
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commits/master/src/libImaging
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/7.1.0.html
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/4750
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-78.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BEBCPE4F2VHTIT6EZA2YZQZLPVDEBJGD
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HOKHNWV2VS5GESY7IBD237E7C6T3I427
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/6.2.3.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-2
Sources
- CVE-2020-10379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8843-m7mw-mxqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10379 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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