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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-imaging (MDVSA-2014:082)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73933
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated python-imaging packages fix security vulnerabilities :Jakub Wilk discovered that temporary files were insecurely created (via mktemp()) in the IptcImagePlugin.py, Image.py, JpegImagePlugin.py, and EpsImagePlugin.py files of Python Imaging Library. A local attacker could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to modify an arbitrary file accessible to the user running an application that uses the Python Imaging Library (CVE-2014-1932).
Jakub Wilk discovered that temporary files created in the JpegImagePlugin.py and EpsImagePlugin.py files of the Python Imaging Library were passed to an external process. These could be viewed on the command line, allowing an attacker to obtain the name and possibly perform symbolic link attacks, allowing them to modify an arbitrary file accessible to the user running an application that uses the Python Imaging Library (CVE-2014-1933).
Solution
Update the affected python-imaging and / or python-imaging-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73933
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-082.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 5/9/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-imaging, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-imaging-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933
MDVSA: 2014:082