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USN-2168-1: Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities

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USN-2168-1: Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

04/15/2014

Created

07/25/2018

Added

04/17/2014

Modified

07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-python-imaging

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2014-1932
CVE - 2014-1932
CVE - 2014-1933
USN-2168-1

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