Description
The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2) Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy function in Image.py in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 do not properly create temporary files, which allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the temporary file.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2014-0041 | The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2) Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy function in Image.py in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 do not properly create temporary files, which allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the temporary file. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7 | PIL and Pillow Vulnerable to Symlink Attack on Tmpfiles |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2168-1 | Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:14.507Z
Reserved: 2014-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-1932
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-04-17T14:55:11.090
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-1932
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN