OS Command Injection Affecting python-pillow-tk package, versions <0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPILLOWTK-5936222
  • published 6 Oct 2023
  • disclosed 27 Apr 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pillow-tk to version 0:2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2286.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pillow-tk package and not the python-pillow-tk package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow 2.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors related to CVE-2014-1932, possibly JpegImagePlugin.py.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

5.6 medium