USN-4697-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10177)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-01-20 13:43 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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pillow vulnerabilities
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USN-4697-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

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 image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10177)

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  "id": "USN-4697-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:26Z",
  "published": "2021-01-20T13:43:15Z",
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