CVE-2014-1932

high

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737059

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65511

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-17

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00128