CVE-2014-1932

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.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-59

Advisories

• GHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7 — PIL and Pillow Vulnerable to Symlink Attack on Tmpfiles
• PYSEC-2014-22 — The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2) Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy functio

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2014-0041
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2014-1932

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≤ 2.3.0
• cpe:2.3:a:pythonware:python_imaging_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≤ 1.1.7

Affected products

References

• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737059
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
• https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65511
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html

Sources