Vulnerability Report

CVE-2014-1932

Title: Python Pillow Information Disclosure

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2014-1932.

CWE Category CWE-59

Published Date Apr 17, 2014

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.4 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.49%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2014-1932: 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.

Impacted Vendors

python 1

pythonware 1

Reference Links

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

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.4

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2014-1932 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 17, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 12, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

April 17, 2014 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.