PIL and Pillow Vulnerable to Symlink Attack on Tmpfiles
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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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-1932US | medium4.4 | — | ||
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 Pyt… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.htmlWEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1WEB
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1WEB
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737059WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2014-22.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7WEB
- https://github.com/python-pillow/PillowPACKAGE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1932ADVISORY
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