Link Following Affecting pillow package, versions <2.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PILLOW-320913
  • published17 Apr 2014
  • disclosed17 Apr 2014

Introduced: 17 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-1932  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable pillow to version 2.4.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pillow package and not the pillow package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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