CVE-2014-1932: python pillow Link Following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-1932 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Link Following vulnerability in python pillow. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 17-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.50% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundPillow
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- pillow< 2.4.0-1
PyPI1 product
- pillow< 4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7 | < 2.3.1
Python1 product
- pillow≤ 2.3.0
Pythonware1 product
- python_imaging_library≤ 1.1.7
4 vendors · 4 products
References
13 links
- github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7X Refsource CONFIRMExploitPatchWEBFIX
