# CVE-2014-1932: The (1) load\_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2) Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load function in IptcImagePlugin.py, a

- Also known as: PYSEC-2014-22, GHSA-X895-2WRM-HVP7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.1
- Published: 2014-04-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pillow (PyPI): fixed in 2.3.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pillow, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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

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