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CVE-2020-10571: 
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered in psd-tools before version 1.9.4 where the Cython implementation of RLE decoding did not check for malicious data. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in March 2020, affecting versions 1.8.37 through 1.9.3. This security issue was assigned CVE-2020-10571 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 CRITICAL with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue was related to improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions (CWE-754) in the RLE (Run-Length Encoding) decoding implementation (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code through maliciously crafted data, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that no privileges or user interaction are required for exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in version 1.9.4 of psd-tools. Users of affected versions (1.8.37 through 1.9.3) should upgrade to version 1.9.4 or later to address this security issue (GitHub Release).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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