Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pillow package, versions <7.2.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.51% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PILLOW-17982262
  • published15 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2020

Introduced: 25 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-11538  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest pillow to version 7.2.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pillow package and not the pillow package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In libImaging/SgiRleDecode.c in Pillow through 7.0.0, a number of out-of-bounds reads exist in the parsing of SGI image files, a different issue than CVE-2020-5311.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1