PYSEC-2014-22

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    PYSEC-2014-22

    Published: 17 Apr 2014Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1, https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737059, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65511, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pillow

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pillow

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7

    Affected versions

    1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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