PYSEC-2014-23

At a glance

Published: 2014-04-17
Updated: 2023-11-08
CVE: CVE-2014-1933
Aliases: GHSA-r854-96gq-rfg3

Description

The (1) JpegImagePlugin.py and (2) EpsImagePlugin.py scripts in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 uses the names of temporary files on the command line, which makes it easier for local users to conduct symlink attacks by listing the processes.

Affected packages

Package	Versions
PyPI · pillow	introduced 0, fixed 4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7 ; introduced 0, fixed 2.3.1

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1 ADVISORY
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/15 WEB
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1 WEB
https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7 FIX
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html WEB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65513 WEB
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52 ADVISORY
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r854-96gq-rfg3 ADVISORY

Sources

Source	Licence
OSV.dev	CC-BY 4.0 — PyPA Advisory Database